# NTSB UNK64X3521: Boeing B75, N62660, Palacios, TX, August 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1964
- Place: Palacios, TX · PALACIOS, TX
- Location: 28.7131° N, 96.2279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palacios, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7131&lon=-96.2279&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3521
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3521

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2579  64/8/21    PALACIOS TEX        BOEING B75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1465
        TIME - 1030                    N62660              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  950                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - 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 -  30                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE LINKAGE BECAME DISCONNECTED AT THE FIRE WALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62660](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62660-1970-06-09), registration cancelled 1970-06-09, S/N 75-3791 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75
- Registry model: [Boeing B75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75) (registry code 1380116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N62660 (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 FTW68A0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0003), Jul 13, 1967: Boeing IB75A (N62660), Ganado, TX, 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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