# NTSB FTW81DRD36: Boeing A75-N1, N55670, Plaquemine, LA, August 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1981
- Place: Plaquemine, LA · PLAQUEMINE, LA
- Location: 30.2832° N, 91.2438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plaquemine, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2832&lon=-91.2438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1971   81/8/1    PLAQUEMINE,LA       BOEING A75-N1       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2274
        TIME - 1920                    N55670              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAQUEMINE,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- R SPRAY BOOM HIT EDGE OF DITCH DRG LNDG ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55670](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55670), registered now, S/N 75-2378, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75-N1
- 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: 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 19810801047299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801047299A), Aug 1, 1981: Boeing A75N1, Plaquemine, LA, Substantial damage. Engine quit returning to base. Spray boom caught edge of road on forced landing. Ran into ditch.

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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