# NTSB FTW78DRD48: Boeing A75N1, N9039H, New Iberia, LA, July 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1978
- Place: New Iberia, LA · NEW IBERIA, LA
- Location: 30.0055° N, 91.8203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Iberia, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0055&lon=-91.8203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRD48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1524  78/7/24    NEW IBERIA,LA       BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2786
        TIME - 1400                    N9039H              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONE STAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW IBERIA,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1400                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - USED                                            GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9039H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9039H), registered now, S/N 75-6801, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lone Star

## 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 19780724020759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780724020759A), Jul 24, 1978: Boeing A75N1, New Iberia, 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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