# NTSB FTW74FRD35: Boeing A75N1, N59364, Rayne, LA, May 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1974
- Place: Rayne, LA · RAYNE, LA
- Location: 30.2405° N, 92.2673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rayne, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2405&lon=-92.2673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1167   74/5/8  NR.RAYNE,LA           BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 2287
        TIME - 0715                    N59364              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATT RIMMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         RAYNE,LA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- NARROW STRIP,DITCH ON E SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59364](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59364-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N 75-3448 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Matt Rimmer

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740508012079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740508012079A), May 8, 1974: Boeing A75N1, Rayne, LA, Substantial damage. Narrow strip,ditch on e side.

## Other investigations on N59364 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW72FRD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRD24), May 4, 1972: Boeing A75N1 (N59364), Rayne, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71DRD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRD48), May 14, 1971: Boeing A75 (N59364), Rayne, LA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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