# NTSB OAK68D0099: Boeing A75, N56419, Visalia, CA, August 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1967
- Place: Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
- Location: 36.3302° N, 119.2921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Visalia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3302&lon=-119.2921&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0099

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2985  67/8/23    VISALIA,CALIF       BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0600                    N56419              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 39, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 7000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREEN ACRES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 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 -  320
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SETTLED IN COTTON FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56419](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56419-1974-08-14-35-215), registration cancelled 1974-08-14, S/N 35-215 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Green Acres

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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