# NTSB FTW76FPJ10: Boeing E75, N1771B, Fort Cobb, OK, August 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1975
- Place: Fort Cobb, OK · FORT COBB, OK
- Location: 35.1153° N, 98.4453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Cobb, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1153&lon=-98.4453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2319  75/8/30    FORT COBB,OK        BOEING E75          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 447
        TIME - 1030                    N1771B              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 181 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT COBB,OK                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - 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 -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- STALLED FRM STEEP PULL UP. SPRAYING PEANUTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1771B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1771B), registered now, S/N 75-5644, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- 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

## 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 19750830025729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750830025729A), Aug 30, 1975: Boeing A75N1, Fort Cobb, OK, Substantial damage. Stalled frm steep pull up. Spraying peanuts.

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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