# NTSB MKC67F0170: Boeing A75, N63911, Lexington, NE, July 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1966
- Place: Lexington, NE · LEXINGTON, NE
- Location: 40.7775° N, 99.7468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7775&lon=-99.7468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0170
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0170

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0500  66/7/28    LEXINGTON NEBR      BOEING A75          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0910                    N63911              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 44, 11900 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- DOCTOR REPORTED PLT SAID ENG DID NOT FAIL.THAT WING STRUT FAILED AND JAMMED AILERON.LATER PLT DIED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63911](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63911-1972-02-28), registration cancelled 1972-02-28, S/N 75-3676 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (registry code 1380165) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Municipal

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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