# NTSB FTW77FRD35: Boeing A75N1, N60885, Sulphur, LA, June 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1977
- Place: Sulphur, LA · SULPHUR, LA
- Location: 30.2298° N, 93.3563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sulphur, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2298&lon=-93.3563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1111  77/6/11    SULPHUR,LA          BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1037
        TIME - 1400                    N60885              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SULPHUR,LA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  400                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  20                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- NR 2 LINK ROD FAILED.
```

## 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

## 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 19770611013289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770611013289A), Jun 11, 1977: Boeing N2S3, Sulphur, LA, Substantial damage. Nr 2 link rod failed.

## 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 FTW77DRD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRD19), May 4, 1977: Boeing A75 (N60885), Laccassine, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW75FRD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD41), Apr 27, 1975: Boeing A75N1 (N60885), Iowa, 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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