# NTSB LAX71DVA43: Boeing A75N1, N7740C, Terra Bella, CA, December 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1970
- Place: Terra Bella, CA · TERRA BELLA, CA
- Location: 35.9600° N, 119.0385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terra Bella, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9600&lon=-119.0385&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DVA43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DVA43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4354   70/12/4   TERRA BELLA,CALIF   BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N7740C              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 42, 8500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TERRA BELLA,CALIF           TERRA BELLA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - 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 -  600                               DENSE WITH TREES
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- 2 PREVIOUS LDGS WHEEL.THIS LDG 3 PT.RT SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT HIGH GRASS AND BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7740C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7740C), registered now, S/N 75-3250, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster Strip

## Other investigations on N7740C (2)

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 OAK78DVA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA22), Feb 3, 1978: Boeing A75 (N7740C), Farmington, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK74DVA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA13), Aug 18, 1973: Boeing A75-N1 (N7740C), Porterville, CA, substantial damage

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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