# NTSB LAX78DVA62: Boeing B75N1, N68415, Wasco, CA, July 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1978
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DVA62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DVA62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1473  78/7/24    WASCO,CA            BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 9671
        TIME - 1115                    N68415              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 9471 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASCO,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9471                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  350
        REMARKS- HIT STANDPIPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68415](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68415-1981-05-08), registration cancelled 1981-05-08, S/N 75-7762 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ag 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 19780724020209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780724020209A), Jul 24, 1978: Boeing N2S3, Wasco, CA, Destroyed. Hit standpipe.

## Other investigations on N68415 (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 LAX71DVA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DVA30), Sep 26, 1970: Boeing A75 (N68415), Wasco, 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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