# NTSB CHI69F0127: Boeing B75N1, N79481, Normandy, IL, July 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1968
- Place: Normandy, IL · NORMANDY, IL
- Location: 41.5620° N, 89.6493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Normandy, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5620&lon=-89.6493&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0127
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0127

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2630  68/7/31    NORMANDY,ILL        BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3200
        TIME - 1810                    N79481              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 815 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  645                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINES WHILE FLYING UNDER WIRES. SWATH RUNS POORLY PLANNED AS TO OBSTACLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79481](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79481-1970-06-10), registration cancelled 1970-06-10, S/N 75-7158 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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