# NTSB FTW79FRD36: Boeing 75, N65368, Holmwood, LA, May 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1979
- Place: Holmwood, LA · HOLMWOOD, LA
- Location: 30.1260° N, 93.0799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holmwood, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1260&lon=-93.0799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRD36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0821  79/5/28    HOLMWOOD,LA         BOEING 75           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3555
        TIME - 1145                    N65368              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 3105 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLMWOOD,LA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  16                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65368](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65368), registered now, S/N 75-7061, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 75
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental R670-SERIES series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (registry code 17016, 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 19790528010359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790528010359A), May 28, 1979: Boeing B75, Holmwood, LA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot pulled up over trees at end of spray run. Airplane stalled, impacted ground nose down. .

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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