# NTSB LAX74DVA50: Stearman A75, N54291, Pixley, CA, March 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1974
- Place: Pixley, CA · PIXLEY, CA
- Location: 35.9768° N, 119.3002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pixley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9768&lon=-119.3002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DVA50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DVA50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0738  74/3/29    PIXLEY,CALIF        STEARMAN A75        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1010                    N54291              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 66, 15000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 9000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARMON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIXLEY,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- CRKSHFT FAILED DUE FATIGUE. PROP SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N54291 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN A75
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harmon

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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