# NTSB FTW77DRJ11: Boeing A75, N53280, Marksville, LA, June 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1977
- Place: Marksville, LA · MARKSVILLE, LA
- Location: 31.1254° N, 92.0651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marksville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1254&lon=-92.0651&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DRJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1291  77/6/28    MARKSVILLE,LA       BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4165
        TIME - 1830                    N53280              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3505 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARKSVILLE MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARKSVILLE,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    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                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           85                                                      130
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 15K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53280](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53280), registered now, S/N 75-261, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (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: Marksville Mun

## 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 19770628017819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770628017819A), Jun 28, 1977: Boeing A75, Marksville, OK, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 15K

## Other investigations on N53280 (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 SEA91LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA102), May 11, 1991: Boeing A-75 (N53280), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S REMEDIAL ACTION WAS INADEQUATE.
- [NTSB MIA75DKJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ07), Aug 1, 1974: Boeing A75 (N53280), Marion, AL, 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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