# NTSB OAK75DVA14: Boeing B75N1, N2803D, Tranquility, CA, August 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1974
- Place: Tranquility, CA · TRANQUILITY, CA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2141  74/8/14  NR.TRANQUILITY,CALIF  BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1300
        TIME - 1730                    N2803D              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - 3 ROCKS RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TRANQUILITY,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  775                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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 -  450                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- L WG CAUGHT IN COTTON.R SIDE OF STRIP RUTTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2803D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2803D), registered now, S/N 75-6822 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (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: 3 Rocks Ranch

## Other investigations on N2803D (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 OAK69D0096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0096), Aug 10, 1968: Boeing B75N1 (N2803D), Woodlake, 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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