- Date
- April 17, 1975
- Place
- Dougherty, TX · DOUGHERTY, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N62394Boeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750417007569A
- Case key
- 148649
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0638 75/4/17 NR.DOUGHERTY,TX BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 4708 TIME - 1250 N62394 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1418 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROARING SPRINGS,TX DOUGHERTY,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- PLT DID NOT ADEQUATELY CK AREA PRIOR TO SPRAY OPNS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62394
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N62394Registration cancelled Feb 6, 2026 · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N62394 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN25LA025Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDenton, TXThe partial loss of engine power during the initial climb and the pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the forced landing with a tailwind.NTSB SEA77DYK16Accident · No injuriesClosedLakeview, ORNTSB DEN68D0264Accident · No injuriesClosedByers, CO