# NTSB OAK67D0171: Boeing A75, N68447, Reedley, CA, November 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1966
- Place: Reedley, CA · REEDLEY, CA
- Location: 36.5984° N, 119.4467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reedley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5984&lon=-119.4467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0171
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0171

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3649  66/11/14   REEDLEY CALIF       BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1600
        TIME - 1000                    N68447              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAROLD ROOT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK LARGE ROCK LANDING ON ROUGH NARROW STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68447](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68447-2002-04-02), registration cancelled 2002-04-02, S/N 75-2672, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harold Root

## Other investigations on N68447 (2)

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 OAK69D0157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0157), Oct 3, 1968: Stearman 75 (N68447), Mariposa, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66D0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0062), Aug 14, 1965: Boeing A-75 (N68447), Porterville, CA, 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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