# NTSB FTW81DRD10: Boeing 75, N62418, Sulphur, LA, December 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1980
- Place: Sulphur, LA · SULPHUR, LA
- Location: 30.2298° N, 93.3563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sulphur, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2298&lon=-93.3563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3411  80/12/17   SULPHUR,LA          BOEING 75           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2190
        TIME - 1050                    N62418              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 281 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SULPHUR,LA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## 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 75
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ag Strip

## 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 19801217078519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801217078519A), Dec 17, 1980: Boeing 75, Sulphur, LA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll on ag strip. Noed over in a ditch.

## 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 FTW78DRD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD23), Apr 20, 1978: Boeing A75N1 (N62418), Sweet Lake, 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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