# NTSB FTW75FRD41: Boeing A75N1, N60885, Iowa, LA, April 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1975
- Place: Iowa, LA · IOWA, LA
- Location: 30.2414° N, 93.0130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2414&lon=-93.0130&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 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FRD41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0840  75/4/27    IOWA,LA             BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5140
        TIME - 0715                    N60885              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 226 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALLET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IOWA,LA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5140                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60885](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60885), registered now, S/N 75-2757 (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: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mallet

## 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 19750427009709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750427009709A), Apr 27, 1975: Boeing A75N1, Iowa, LA, Substantial damage. Gusting to 20K.

## Other investigations on N60885 (5)

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 FTW85LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA121), Feb 19, 1985: Boeing A75N1 (N60885), Holmwood, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77FRD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD35), Jun 11, 1977: Boeing A75N1 (N60885), Sulphur, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77DRD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRD19), May 4, 1977: Boeing A75 (N60885), Laccassine, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68F0616](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0616), Jun 1, 1968: Boeing A75N1 (N60885), Beaumont, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0665](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0665), May 9, 1966: Boeing A75N1 (N60885), Nederland, 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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