# NTSB OAK76FJA02: Boeing A75N1, N48789, Koloa, HI, August 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1975
- Place: Koloa, HI · KOLOA, HI
- Location: 21.9030° N, 159.4611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Koloa, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9030&lon=-159.4611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FJA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FJA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2407  75/8/28    KOLOA,HI            BOEING A75N1        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3300
        TIME - 1050                    N48789              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1895 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KOLOA,HI                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: STARTING 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 - 2000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY                                      ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  225
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PWR LINES 100FT AGL. SPRAYING SUGAR CANE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48789](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48789-1975-10-14), registration cancelled 1975-10-14, S/N 75-2495 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750828028009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750828028009A), Aug 28, 1975: Boeing A75N1, Koloa, HI, Destroyed. Pwr lines 100FT AGL. Spraying sugar cane.

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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