# NTSB OAK72DVA01: Boeing A75, N5041V, Mendota, CA, July 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1971
- Place: Mendota, CA · MENDOTA, CA
- Location: 36.7576° N, 120.3805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mendota, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7576&lon=-120.3805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4298   71/7/2  NR.MENDOTA,CALIF      BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1875
        TIME - 0130                    N5041V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1505 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MENDOTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MENDOTA,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT 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 -  150                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- LOST CTL LINING UP ON FLAGMAN AT NITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5041V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5041V-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N 75-7471 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mendota

## Other investigations on N5041V (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 OAK74DVA77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA77), Jun 18, 1974: Boeing A75 (N5041V), Patterson, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67D0093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0093), Sep 2, 1966: Boeing A75 (N5041V), Gustine, 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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