# Accident 19750304003279A: Boeing 42A, Chico, CA, March 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1975
- Place: Chico, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.7285° N, 121.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7285&lon=-121.8375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10109, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10109-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vertol 42A (registry code 9420102, https://openairdocs.org/model/vertol-42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820-66 (registry code 67021, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-66) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 42A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 250 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FVG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750304003279A

## Narrative

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

CHEM SPRAY VAPORS ENTERED CARB INLET DUCT.SPRAYING ALMONDS.

## 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 OAK75FVG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG46), Mar 4, 1975: Vertol 42A (N10109), Chico, 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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