# Accident 19731217038409A: Boeing E75, Hanford, CA, December 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1973
- Place: Hanford, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.3281° N, 119.6548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanford, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3281&lon=-119.6548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4768V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4768V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (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 E75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 406 total, 40 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731217038409A

## Narrative

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

AGRI APPL PRACTICE WITH WATER IN SPRAY TANK.

## 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 OAK74DVA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA38), Dec 17, 1973: Boeing A75N1 (N4768V), Hanford, 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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