# NTSB OAK74DVA38: Boeing A75N1, N4768V, Hanford, CA, December 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1973
- Place: Hanford, CA · HANFORD, CA
- Location: 36.3281° N, 119.6548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanford, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3281&lon=-119.6548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVA38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3677  73/12/17   HANFORD,CALIF       BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 406
        TIME - 1500                    N4768V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANFORD,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
        REMARKS- AGRI APPL PRACTICE WITH WATER IN SPRAY TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4768V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4768V), registered now, S/N 75-5737 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (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

## 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 19731217038409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731217038409A), Dec 17, 1973: Boeing E75, Hanford, CA, Substantial damage. Agri appl practice with water in spray tank.

## Other investigations on N4768V (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 UNK64X3663](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3663), Aug 29, 1964: Boeing E75 (N4768V), Hanford, 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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