# NTSB OAK73FVA57: Boeing A75, N68448, Reedley, CA, May 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1973
- Place: Reedley, CA · REEDLEY, CA
- Location: 36.5984° N, 119.4467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reedley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5984&lon=-119.4467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73FVA57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVA57

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1112  73/5/21    REEDLEY,CALIF       BOEING A75          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35,
        TIME - 1722                    N68448              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 2905
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REEDLEY,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2320                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAPES                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  380
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68448](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68448-2013-11-12), registration cancelled 2013-11-12, S/N 75-6820, built 1943 (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 R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730521012499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730521012499A), May 21, 1973: Boeing A75N1, Reedley, CA, Destroyed

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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