# NTSB MIA67A0028: Boeing D75N1, N65W, Reidville, SC, August 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1966
- Place: Reidville, SC · REIDVILLE, SC
- Location: 34.8658° N, 82.1106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reidville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8658&lon=-82.1106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67A0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0744  66/8/22    REIDVILLE SC        BOEING D75N1        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2350
        TIME - 1130                    N65W                PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  650                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT                     GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  894                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- ON T/O L.WG STRUCK CORN ROW, DAMAGE IF ANY NOT APPARENT AND PLT COMPLETED SWATH RUNS W/OUT INCIDNT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65W-1967-01-09), registration cancelled 1967-01-09, S/N 75-4011, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING D75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing STEARMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-stearman) (registry code 1380175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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