# NTSB FTW77FRG65: Boeing B75-N1, N59695, Kingsville, TX, August 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1977
- Place: Kingsville, TX · KINGSVILLE, TX
- Location: 27.5092° N, 97.8610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5092&lon=-97.8610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRG65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3771  77/8/29  NR.KINGSVILLE,TX      BOEING B75-N1       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1500
        TIME - 1000                    N59695              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KLEBERG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KINGSVILLE,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59695](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59695), registered now, S/N 75-2640, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75-N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (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: Kleberg

## 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 19770829039359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770829039359A), Aug 29, 1977: Boeing B75N1, Kingsville, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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