# NTSB IAD75DLQ07: Boeing A75-N1, N65200, Union City, TN, September 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1974
- Place: Union City, TN · UNION CITY, TN
- Location: 36.4271° N, 89.0477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union City, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4271&lon=-89.0477&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DLQ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLQ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3273  74/9/19  NR.UNION CITY,TENN    BOEING A75-N1       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 344
        TIME - 1530                    N65200              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNION CITY,TENN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   60                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING                                    ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  500
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- CIRCLED FARM FLD TO BE SEEDED,DRG ENTRY OF SWATH RUN ACFT STALLED.L WING HIT TREE.25HRS AG TIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65200](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65200), registered now, S/N 75-3817, 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: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster 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 19740919031509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740919031509A), Sep 19, 1974: Boeing A75N1, Union City, KY, Substantial damage. Circled farm fld to be seeded,drg entry of swath run acft stalled.l wing hit tree.25HRS ag time.

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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