# NTSB LAX75DVA32: Boeing IB75A, N53406, Shafter, CA, October 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1974
- Place: Shafter, CA · SHAFTER, CA
- Location: 35.5005° N, 119.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shafter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5005&lon=-119.2718&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DVA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DVA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3183  74/10/18   SHAFTER,CALIF       BOEING IB75A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5110
        TIME - 1855                    N53406              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 4010 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAFTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHAFTER,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3500                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    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
        REMARKS- LND NEXT TO UNLTD RWY & HIT HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53406](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53406), registered now, S/N 75572, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING IB75A
- Registry model: [Boeing A75L300](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75l300) (registry code 1380132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680E3B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e3b) (registry code 42025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shafter

## 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 19741018033909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741018033909A), Oct 18, 1974: Boeing IB75A, Shafter, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd next to unltd rwy & hit hole.

## Other investigations on N53406 (1)

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 LAX76DVA80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DVA80), Jul 27, 1976: Boeing IB75A (N53406), Shafter, 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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