# NTSB MKC73FTG17: Stearman A75, N75664, Northwood, ND, May 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1973
- Place: Northwood, ND · NORTHWOOD, ND
- Location: 47.7314° N, 97.5652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northwood, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7314&lon=-97.5652&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 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FTG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FTG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1624  73/5/30    NORTHWOOD,N DAK     STEARMAN A75        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33,
        TIME - 0600                    N75664              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 400
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTHWOOD,N DAK             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1100
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT SEE WIRES UNTIL HE WAS ABREAST OF THEM.PLT OVR-REACTED AND FLEW ACFT INTO THE GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75664](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75664-2005-05-18), registration cancelled 2005-05-18, S/N 75-5386, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN A75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730530019949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730530019949A), May 30, 1973: Boeing E75, Northwood, ND, Substantial damage. Plt did not see wires until he was abreast of them. Plt ovr-reacted and flew acft into the gnd.

## Other investigations on N75664 (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 MKC67A0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0020), Aug 31, 1966: Boeing A75 (N75664), Hatton, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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