# NTSB UNK64X3314: Boeing B75N1, N5815V, Seminole, TX, August 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1964
- Place: Seminole, TX · SEMINOLE , TX
- Location: 32.7222° N, 102.6498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seminole, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7222&lon=-102.6498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182391
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3314
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3314

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2422  64/8/10    SEMINOLE TEX        BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3300
        TIME - 1630                    N5815V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           95                                                      202
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1300                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3700
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5815V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5815V), registered now, S/N 75-7616, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (registry code 41540, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5815V (2)

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 ERA13CA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA324), Jul 17, 2013: Boeing B75N1 (N5815V), Woodruff, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to initiate a stall maneuver at a low altitude, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and inadvertent collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB MIA74DKG87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG87), Jun 26, 1973: Boeing 75N1 (N5815V), Rebecca, GA, 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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