# NTSB FTW76DRG67: Boeing B75N1, N64890, Raymondville, TX, July 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1976
- Place: Raymondville, TX · RAYMONDVILLE, TX
- Location: 26.4757° N, 97.7777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raymondville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4757&lon=-97.7777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRG67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2226  76/7/12  NR.RAYMONDVILLE,TX    BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51,
        TIME - 0900                    N64890              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         RAYMONDVILLE,TX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  30                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- PUSH ROD FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64890](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64890), registered now, S/N 75-6858, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680E3B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e3b) (registry code 42025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760712025569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760712025569A), Jul 12, 1976: Boeing B75N1, Raymondville, TX, Substantial damage. Push rod failed.

## Other investigations on N64890 (1)

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 FTW80FRG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG54), Jul 5, 1980: Boeing B75N1 (N64890), Raymondville, 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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