19791108031129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1 · Paicines, CA · November 8, 1979

Date
November 8, 1979 · 09:45 local
Place
Paicines, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N686W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FVM06
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,200 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ag aircraft struck wires and power pole during spray operation. No pre-impact defects noted.

As the FAA filed it

AG AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES AND POWER POLE DURING SPRAY OPERATION. NO PRE-IMPACT DEFECTS NOTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.