# Accident 19791108031129A: Boeing A75N1, Paicines, CA, November 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1979, 09:45 local time
- Place: Paicines, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.7286° N, 121.2785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paicines, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7286&lon=-121.2785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N686W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N686W-2013-05-02) (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 A75N1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791108031129A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX80FVM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM06), Nov 8, 1979: Boeing A75N1 (N686W), Paicines, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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