# NTSB NYC78DNC34: Boeing A75, N1153V, Jay, ME, June 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Jay, ME · JAY, ME
- Location: 44.5040° N, 70.2162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jay, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5040&lon=-70.2162&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 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DNC34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DNC34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1696  78/6/25    JAY,ME              BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 4171
        TIME - 0930                    N1153V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRYEBURG,ME                 JAY,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            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 - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- HEAD OF NR 3 CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM BARREL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1153V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1153V-2012-05-24), registration cancelled 2012-05-24, S/N 75-8194 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75L300](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75l300) (registry code 1380132) (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: 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 19780625016309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625016309A), Jun 25, 1978: Boeing A75L300, Jay, ME, Substantial damage. Head of nr 3 cylinder separated from barrel.

## Other investigations on N1153V (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 NYC81FNC20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC20), Aug 24, 1981: Boeing A75L (N1153V), Fryeburg, ME, 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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