# NTSB OAK66F0223: Boeing A-75N1, N62681, Woodland, CA, April 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1966
- Place: Woodland, CA · WOODLAND, CA
- Location: 38.6715° N, 121.7505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6715&lon=-121.7505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0223
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0223

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0619   66/4/7    WOODLAND CALIF      BOEING A-75N1       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2000
        TIME - 0705                    N62681              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATTS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1400                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - 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 -  50
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH PROPELLER IN HIGH PITCH SETTING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N62681 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A-75N1
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Watts

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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