# NTSB LAX75DUM07: Boeing A75N1, N53180, Calexico, CA, October 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1974
- Place: Calexico, CA · CALEXICO, CA
- Location: 32.6849° N, 115.4947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calexico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6849&lon=-115.4947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3366  74/10/12 NR.CALEXICO,CALIF     BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 12965
        TIME - 0430                    N53180              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1450 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAVO STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CALEXICO,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT 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
        REMARKS- WATER FOUND IN UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53180](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53180), registered now, S/N 75-3883, built 1941 (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: Bravo Strip

## 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 19741012036369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741012036369A), Oct 12, 1974: Boeing A75N1, Calexico, CA, Substantial damage. Water found in underground fuel storage tank

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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