# NTSB OAK75FVA24: Boeing A75, N61347, Dos Palos, CA, September 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1974
- Place: Dos Palos, CA · DOS PALOS, CA
- Location: 36.9854° N, 120.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dos Palos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9854&lon=-120.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141179
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FVA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2834  74/9/27  NR.DOS PALOS,CALIF    BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 16000
        TIME - 1400                    N61347              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 15000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DODD STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DOS PALOS,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT 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 -  150                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PROP BLADE FAILED ABT 3 IN FROM BUTT END.ENG ALSO SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N61347 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dodd 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 19740927032529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740927032529A), Sep 27, 1974: Boeing A75L3, Dos Palos, CA, Substantial damage. Prop blade failed abt 3 in from butt end. Eng also separated.

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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