# NTSB OAK71DVM16: Boeing B75, N68984, Soledad, CA, September 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1970
- Place: Soledad, CA · SOLEDAD, CA
- Location: 36.4345° N, 121.3178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soledad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4345&lon=-121.3178&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3732  70/9/18    SOLEDAD,CALIF       BOEING B75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 937
        TIME - 0800                    N68984              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLEDAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOLEDAD,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  350                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  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
        REMARKS- INITIATED TKOF RUN FRM LOADING AREA.L GR RAN OFF RWY INTO SOFT DIRT,COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68984](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68984), registered now, S/N 75-5042, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Soledad

## Other investigations on N68984 (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 OAK71DVM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVM13), Aug 31, 1970: Stearman B75 (N68984), Gonzales, 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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