# NTSB LAX73DUM31: Boeing A75N1, N67517, Holtville, CA, April 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1973
- Place: Holtville, CA · HOLTVILLE, CA
- Location: 32.8138° N, 115.3783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holtville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8138&lon=-115.3783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUM31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUM31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0992   73/4/3  NR.HOLTVILLE,CALIF    BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 7500
        TIME - 0600                    N67517              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IMPERIAL,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  0
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- GR DESCENDED INTO GRAIN FLD AND HIT CONCRETE DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67517](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67517-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 75-6974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (registry code 1380165) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730403011539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730403011539A), Apr 3, 1973: Boeing N2S3, Holtville, CA, Destroyed. Gr descended into grain fld and hit concrete ditch.

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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