# NTSB IAD75FLJ10: Boeing A75-N1, N4442N, Grantham, NC, September 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1974
- Place: Grantham, NC · GRANTHAM, NC
- Location: 35.2971° N, 78.1636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grantham, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2971&lon=-78.1636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FLJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2959   74/9/2    GRANTHAM,NC         BOEING A75-N1       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N4442N              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 24, 2200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            255 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRANTHAM,NC                 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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  50
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- SPRAYING LAST FLD STALLED ACFT IN STEEP TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4442N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4442N), registered now, S/N 75-7893, built 1943 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19740902031009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740902031009A), Sep 2, 1974: Boeing A75L300, Grantham, NC, Destroyed. Spraying last fld stalled acft in steep turn.

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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