# NTSB FTW81FRA07: Boeing E75, N59767, Nome, TX, November 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1980
- Place: Nome, TX · NOME, TX
- Location: 30.0323° N, 94.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nome, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0323&lon=-94.4205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2823  80/11/14   NOME,TX             BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 580
        TIME - 1425                    N59767              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM AIR SERVICE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NOME,TX                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  580                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  36                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59767](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59767), registered now, S/N 75-1165, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Air Service

## 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 19801114063799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801114063799A), Nov 14, 1980: Boeing A75, Nome, TX, Substantial damage. Stalled on downwind spray turn around, struck levee. Airplane overloaded.

## Other investigations on N59767 (1)

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 FTW66D0680](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0680), May 24, 1966: Boeing A75 (N59767), Nome, 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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