# NTSB OAK75FVA20: Boeing A75, N1064N, Kerman, CA, September 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1974
- Place: Kerman, CA · KERMAN, CA
- Location: 36.7253° N, 120.0636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kerman, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7253&lon=-120.0636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FVA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2802  74/9/22    KERMAN,CALIF        BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4756
        TIME - 1230                    N1064N              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAND STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KERMAN,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - 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 -  222
        REMARKS- HOPPER TANK PROP BLADE FAILED,PT.NR.64154-00- PIECE SEPARATED ENG FUEL LINE.LND IN TALL CORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1064N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1064N-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 75-5143, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- 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
- Airport: Bland Strip

## 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 19740922031139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740922031139A), Sep 22, 1974: Boeing E75, Kerman, CA, Substantial damage. Hopper tank prop blade failed,pt. Nr.64154-00- piece separated eng fuel line. Lnd in tall corn.

## Other investigations on N1064N (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 UNK64X1982](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1982), May 27, 1964: Boeing E75 (N1064N), Waconda, OR, 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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