# NTSB MKC72FCJ60: Boeing 75N1, N61247, Amherst, NE, May 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1972
- Place: Amherst, NE · AMHERST, NE
- Location: 40.8384° N, 99.2695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amherst, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8384&lon=-99.2695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCJ60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1925   72/5/5    AMHERST,NEBR        BOEING 75N1         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 947
        TIME - 0515                    N61247              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          7 BAR 7 FIELD (PVT)         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    2800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      76
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  450                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- POSSIBLY LOST CTL DUMPING LOAD.WASNT WEARING GOGGLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61247](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61247-2010-09-30), registration cancelled 2010-09-30, S/N 75-7646, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680E series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (registry code 41545, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport:  Slater

## Other investigations on N61247 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW71FPG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPG44), Mar 27, 1971: Boeing PT-17 (N61247), Blytheville, AR, 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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