# NTSB FTW75DRJ25: Boeing A75, N63910, Tallulah, LA, February 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1975
- Place: Tallulah, LA · TALLULAH, LA
- Location: 32.4067° N, 91.1917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallulah, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4067&lon=-91.1917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0183  75/2/20  NR.TALLULAH,LA        BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 788
        TIME - 1530                    N63910              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 417 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TALLULAH,LA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  417                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED INTO TOPS OF TREES.NOT EQUIPPED WITH A/S IND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63910](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63910), registered now, S/N 75-3662, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (registry code 41540, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750220002579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750220002579A), Feb 20, 1975: Boeing A75, Tallulah, LA, Destroyed. Acft settled into tops of trees. Not equipped with a/s ind.

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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