# NTSB FTW82DA174: Boeing E75, N5186N, Erick, OK, May 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 1, 1982, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place: Erick, OK
- Coordinates: 35.2093, -99.860046 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2093&lon=-99.8600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA174
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70609/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA174

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS PULLING UP FROM THE SWATH RUN AND COLLIDED WITH WIRES. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5186N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5186N), registered now, S/N 75-5754 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 755754
- Airframe hours: 6962
- Engines: P & W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Erick Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner: Erick Aviation Inc.
- Departed: ERICK, OK
- Destination: ERICK, OK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,155 total, 548 in this make and model, 1,014 as pilot in command, 49 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F

## 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 19820501046329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501046329A), May 1, 1982: Boeing E75, Erick, OK, Destroyed. Aircraft hit wires and crashed during spraying operations.

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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