# NTSB FTW75DRA23: Boeing A75, N4575N, Nome, TX, April 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1975
- Place: Nome, TX · NOME, TX
- Location: 30.0323° N, 94.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nome, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0323&lon=-94.4205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0856  75/4/21    NOME,TX             BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 26141
        TIME - 0900                    N4575N              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 19141 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH DISHMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NOME,TX                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- SLID INTO PARKED TRACTOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4575N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4575N-1994-06-09), registration cancelled 1994-06-09, S/N 757327 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Dishman

## 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 19750421008889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750421008889A), Apr 21, 1975: Boeing A75, Nome, TX, Substantial damage. Slid into parked tractor.

## Other investigations on N4575N (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 FTW77FFA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FFA22), May 15, 1977: Boeing E75N1 (N4575N), Beaumont, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB FTW65F0045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65F0045), Apr 12, 1965: Stearman E75 (N4575N), China, TX, 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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