# NTSB OAK74DVA33: Boeing A75, N56416, Hickman, CA, November 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1973
- Place: Hickman, CA · HICKMAN, CA
- Location: 37.6193° N, 120.7512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickman, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6193&lon=-120.7512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3819  73/11/15 NR.HICKMAN,CALIF      BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5250
        TIME - 1545                    N56416              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 610 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOKER AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HICKMAN,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2300                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- ENG LOST PWR.LND IN VINEYARD. NR 2 CYL HEAD CRACKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56416](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56416), registered now, S/N 75-914, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (registry code 1380165) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hooker Airstrip

## 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 19731115036979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731115036979A), Nov 15, 1973: Boeing A75L3, Hickman, CA, Substantial damage. Eng lost pwr. Lnd in vineyard. Nr 2 cyl head cracked.

## Other investigations on N56416 (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 LAX04CA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA258), Jul 11, 2004: Boeing A 75N1 (N56416), Auburn, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot undergoing instruction's overcontrol of the aircraft by his excessive use of the rudder control and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in…
- [NTSB OAK68D0235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0235), Nov 22, 1967: Boeing A75 (N56416), Montpellier, 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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