UNK64X0888

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing D75 · Kilgore, TX · March 11, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 11, 1964
Place
Kilgore, TX · KILGORE, TX
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N17674Boeing D75
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185427

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0612  64/3/11    KILGORE TEX         BOEING D75          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3000
        TIME - 1130                    N17674              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUTLER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N17674
Reported as
Boeing D75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rutler

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.