# NTSB LAX80FVM06: Boeing A75N1, N686W, Paicines, CA, November 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1979
- Place: Paicines, CA · PAICINES, CA
- Location: 36.7286° N, 121.2785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paicines, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7286&lon=-121.2785&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2902   79/11/8 NR.PAICINES,CA        BOEING A75N1        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 11200
        TIME - 0945                    N686W               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLISTER,CA               PAICINES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAPES                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - 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 -  360
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N686W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N686W-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 75-3772, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (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 19791108031129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791108031129A), Nov 8, 1979: Boeing A75N1, Paicines, CA, Substantial damage. Ag aircraft struck wires and power pole during spray operation. No pre-impact defects noted.

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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