# NTSB FTW75DPG27: Boeing A75, N50070, Roe, AR, September 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1974
- Place: Roe, AR · ROE, AR
- Location: 34.6311° N, 91.3860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roe, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6311&lon=-91.3860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3169  74/9/29    ROE,ARK             BOEING A75          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 205
        TIME - 1700                    N50070              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARENDON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROE,ARK                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PRACTICE WITH WATER IN SPRAY TANKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50070](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50070-1974-12-05), registration cancelled 1974-12-05, S/N 75923 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (registry code 1380165) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Clarendon Muni

## 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 19740929035149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740929035149A), Sep 29, 1974: Boeing A75N1, Roe, AR, Destroyed. Practice with water in spray tanks.

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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