# NTSB OAK67D0050: Curtiss-Wrt Robin, N780M, Strathmore, CA, July 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1966
- Place: Strathmore, CA · STRATHMORE, CA
- Location: 36.1461° N, 119.0643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strathmore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1461&lon=-119.0643&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1986  66/7/25  NR.STRATHMORE CALIF   CURTISS-WRT ROBIN   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 570
        TIME - 0915                    N780M               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ECKERT FLD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  300                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  427                               DENSE WITH TREES
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N780M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N780M-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N 681, built 1929 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS-WRT ROBIN
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright ROBIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-robin) (registry code 2620802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright 760A B D E&ET](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760a-b-d-e-et) (registry code 67009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eckert Fld

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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