# NTSB OAK70D0106: Boeing A75, N562, Caruthers, CA, September 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1969
- Place: Caruthers, CA · CARUTHERS, CA
- Location: 36.5399° N, 119.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caruthers, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5399&lon=-119.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70D0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0106

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3910   69/9/6    CARUTHERS,CALIF     BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N562                PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 31, 420 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARUTHERS,CALIF             CARUTHERS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - 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 -  225                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N562](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N562), registered now, S/N 75-5067, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680-17](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-17) (registry code 42404, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N562 (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 FTW82FPD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPD05), Nov 13, 1981: Boeing E75 (N562), Roanoke, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW75FPM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPM05-201299), Jul 29, 1975: Boeing A75 (N562), Tishomingo, OK, 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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