# NTSB FTW79DRA29: Boeing A-75N1, N1013M, Beaumont, TX, June 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1979
- Place: Beaumont, TX · BEAUMONT, TX
- Location: 30.0860° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0860&lon=-94.1018&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 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0931   79/6/7    BEAUMONT,TX         BOEING A-75N1       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 20000
        TIME - 0830                    N1013M              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- WATER FILLED DRAINAGE DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1013M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1013M-2020-01-03), registration cancelled 2020-01-03, S/N 75-5014, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A-75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Kelley

## 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 19790607012959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607012959A), Jun 7, 1979: Boeing A75N1, Beaumont, TX, Destroyed. Hit water on sod strip. Veerd off strip into ditch and nosed over.

## Other investigations on N1013M (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 FTW68D0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0020), May 27, 1967: Boeing A75N1 (N1013M), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67D0050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0050), Jun 30, 1966: Boeing A75N1 (N1013M), Anahuac, 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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