# Accident 19740317005599A: Boeing A75, Visalia, CA, March 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1974
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Gallaher
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.3302° N, 119.2921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Visalia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3302&lon=-119.2921&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53089, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53089-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75 (registry code 1380108, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (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 A75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 245 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVA48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740317005599A

## Narrative

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

FLUSHING HOPPER SYSTEM.PITOT SYS & A/S IND REMOVED BFOR FLT DUE MALFUNCTION.

## 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 OAK74FVA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVA48), Mar 17, 1974: Stearman A75 (N53089), Visalia, 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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