# NTSB LAX76DVA20: Boeing B75, N68488, Kettleman City, CA, October 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1975
- Place: Kettleman City, CA · KETTLEMAN CITY, CA
- Location: 36.0090° N, 119.9629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kettleman City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0090&lon=-119.9629&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 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DVA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DVA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3007  75/10/12 NR.KETTLEMAN CITY,CA  BOEING B75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4500
        TIME - 1330                    N68488              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1275 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALYER FARMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KETTLEMAN CITY,CA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3800                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING                                    ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300
        REMARKS- SWERVED ON LDG,ATTMPTD GO ARND.L WG STRUT HIT SPRAYER,THEN HIT PWR POLE & CANAL.NO BRAKE MALF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68488](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68488), registered now, S/N 75-5260, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75
- Registry model: [Boeing B75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75) (registry code 1380116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (registry code 41540, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salyer Farms

## 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 19751012033309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751012033309A), Oct 12, 1975: Boeing B75, Kettleman City, CA, Substantial damage. Swerved on ldg,attmptd go arnd.l wg strut hit sprayer,then hit pwr pole & canal. No brake malf.

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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