# Accident 19790419006989A: Boeing A75, Madera, CA, April 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1979, 07:15 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.9662° N, 120.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madera, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9662&lon=-120.0859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52068, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52068-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (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: 9,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790419006989A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT'S AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES DURING SWATH RUN. PILOT MISJUDGED ALTITUDE DUE TO EARLY MORNING SUN.

## 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 OAK79DVA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA27), Apr 19, 1979: Boeing A75 (N52068), Madera, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N52068 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760820027119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760820027119A), Aug 20, 1976: Boeing A75N1 (N52068), Chowchilla, 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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