# NTSB OAK69F0004: Boeing A75, N68135, Meridian, CA, May 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1968
- Place: Meridian, CA · MERIDIAN, CA
- Location: 39.1404° N, 121.9079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridian, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1404&lon=-121.9079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110221
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69F0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69F0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1596  68/5/28    MERIDIAN,CALIF      BOEING A75          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1445                    N68135              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   UNK/NR, 17000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANBORN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7500                       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 -  36                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68135](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68135), registered now, S/N 75-7145, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sanborn

## Other investigations on N68135 (1)

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 CHI94LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA150), May 8, 1994: Boeing B75-N1 (N68135), Sandwich, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot in command's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing and attempted go around.

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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