# NTSB LAX75FVA63: Boeing A75, N5005V, Wasco, CA, May 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1975
- Place: Wasco, CA · WASCO, CA
- Location: 35.5938° N, 119.3671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5938&lon=-119.3671&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FVA63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FVA63-201273

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1125  75/5/16    WASCO,CA            BOEING A75          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1600
        TIME - 1030                    N5005V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASCO,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1600                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  260                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- FLEW UNDER PWR LINES & HIT TV CABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5005V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5005V-1975-06-27), registration cancelled 1975-06-27, S/N 756550 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (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 19750516012149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750516012149A), May 16, 1975: Boeing A75N1, Wasco, CA, Destroyed. Flew under pwr lines & hit tv cable.

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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