Boeing 75N1 N61247
5 May 1972 · Amherst, Nebraska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 May 1972 at about 05:15 local time, a Boeing 75N1 registered N61247, operated by Worm Leach Air, was involved in an accident during in flight near Amherst, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Amherst, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Slater
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 75N1
- Registration
- N61247
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Worm Leach Air
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- 7 Bar 7 Field (Pvt) → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1925
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
POSSIBLY LOST CTL DUMPING LOAD.WASNT WEARING GOGGLES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 75N1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1973 | Boeing 75N1 | Raymondville, Texas, United States | D R Goodwin JR | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1973 | Boeing 75N1 | Rebecca, Georgia, United States | DAN Nasworthy | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1967 | Boeing 75N1 | McKittrick, California, United States | San Luis Air | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1977 | Boeing 75N1 | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1965 | Boeing 75N1 | Sunflower Miss, Mississippi, United States | Tolar, JD | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Feb 1964 | Boeing 75N1 | Dodge Jct Wash, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |