# NTSB OAK67D0336: Boeing A75N1, N56206, Colusa, CA, May 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1967
- Place: Colusa, CA · COLUSA, CA
- Location: 39.2000° N, 122.0095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colusa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2000&lon=-122.0095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0336
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0336

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1441   67/5/6    COLUSA, CALIF       BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2215
        TIME - 1415                    N56206              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       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 - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  45
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED LNDG IN RICE FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56206](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56206-2014-10-28), registration cancelled 2014-10-28, S/N 75-212, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (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

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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