# NTSB LAX76DVA80: Boeing IB75A, N53406, Shafter, CA, July 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1976
- 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DVA80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DVA80

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1707  76/7/27  NR.SHAFTER,CA         BOEING IB75A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2173
        TIME - 0900                    N53406              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1554 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHAFTER,CA                 SHAFTER,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1854                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  400                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## 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

## 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 19760727020419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760727020419A), Jul 27, 1976: Boeing IB75A, Shafter, CA, Substantial damage

## 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 LAX75DVA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DVA32), Oct 18, 1974: 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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