# NTSB MKC73DCQ09: Boeing E75, N65013, Copeland, KS, August 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1972
- Place: Copeland, KS · COPELAND, KS
- Location: 37.5402° N, 100.6286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Copeland, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5402&lon=-100.6286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCQ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2581   72/8/1    COPELAND,KANS       BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 12450
        TIME - 1830                    N65013              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 8000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COPELAND,KANS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2750                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- 3 PLANE SPRAY FLT. CAUGHT PROP WASH FROM 2 LEAD ACFT AND LOST CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65013](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65013-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N 75-6799 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (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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