# NTSB OAK66F0036: Boeing A75-1, N63496, Richvale, CA, April 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1965
- Place: Richvale, CA · RICHVALE, CA
- Location: 39.4937° N, 121.7508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richvale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4937&lon=-121.7508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1750  65/4/28    RICHVALE CALIF      BOEING A75-1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1000
        TIME - 1530                    N63496              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  275                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - 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 -  110
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63496](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63496-1972-11-03), registration cancelled 1972-11-03, S/N 75-4319 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75-1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (registry code 1380165) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N63496 (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 DEN66D0127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0127), Aug 26, 1965: Boeing A-75N1 (N63496), Goodyear, AZ, 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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