# NTSB LAX74FVA17: Boeing E75, N261N, Bakersfield, CA, August 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1973
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FVA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FVA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2814  73/8/29    BAKERSFIELD,CALIF   BOEING E75          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 424
        TIME - 0610                    N261N               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKERSFIELD AIRPK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - PRACTICE
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON
        REMARKS- TRAINEE SPRAYING WITH WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N261N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bakersfield Airpk

## 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 19730829027519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730829027519A), Aug 29, 1973: Boeing E75, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Trainee spraying with water.

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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