# NTSB OAK74FVA04: Boeing A75, N1137N, Hickman, CA, July 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 6, 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1809   73/7/6    HICKMAN,CALIF       BOEING A75          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 16450
        TIME - 1630                    N1137N              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 15000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HICKMAN,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        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 - 1205                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAPES                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  250                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 15K.HIT PWR LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1137N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1137N), registered now, S/N 75-5336, built 1942 (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: 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 19730706020589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730706020589A), Jul 6, 1973: Boeing A75N1, Hickman, CA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 15K.hit pwr line.

## Other investigations on N1137N (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 OAK75DVA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA05), Jul 17, 1974: Boeing A75N1 (N1137N), Hickman, 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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