# NTSB MKC69D0441: Boeing A75, N122P, Axtell, KS, May 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1969
- Place: Axtell, KS · AXTELL, KS
- Location: 39.8713° N, 96.2569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Axtell, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8713&lon=-96.2569&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0441
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0441

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1729  69/5/15    AXTELL,KANS         BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N122P               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 34, 3590 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1400
        REMARKS- DURING RT TURN,PLT DIRECTED HIS ATTENTION TO HIS LEFT OBSERVING FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N122P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122P-2022-04-02), registration cancelled 2022-04-02, S/N 75-8208, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (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

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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