# Accident 19730509011739A: Boeing B75N1, Delano, CA, May 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1973
- Place: Delano, CA
- Airport: Delano
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.7456° N, 119.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELANO MUNI (DLO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7456&lon=-119.2365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64037, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B75N1 (registry code 1380144, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,504 total, 2,183 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUA55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730509011739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GR HIT CK ROW. PLT BOTHERED BY LDG INTO SUN & SULPHUR DUST IN EYES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX73DUA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUA55), May 9, 1973: Boeing B75N1 (N64037), Delano, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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