# NTSB FTW78DRD23: Boeing A75N1, N62418, Sweet Lake, LA, April 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1978
- Place: Sweet Lake, LA · SWEET LAKE, LA
- Location: 29.9841° N, 93.1293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sweet Lake, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9841&lon=-93.1293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRD23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0592  78/4/20    SWEET LAKE,LA       BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 10276
        TIME - 1045                    N62418              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWEET LAKE,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- BLOWER SHAFT BEARING P/N 47034 DISINTEGRATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62418](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62418-1990-01-09), registration cancelled 1990-01-09, S/N 752650 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N62418 (3)

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 FTW81DRD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD10), Dec 17, 1980: Boeing 75 (N62418), Sulphur, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73DRD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD29), May 19, 1973: Boeing A75 (N62418), Iowa, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRD13), May 6, 1970: Boeing B75N1 (N62418), Lake Charles, LA, 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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