# NTSB OAK78DVG64: Stearman A75-1, N75514, Pleasant Grove, CA, July 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1978
- Place: Pleasant Grove, CA · PLEASANT GROVE, CA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVG64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1372  78/7/22    PLEASANT GROVE,CA   STEARMAN A75-1      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 14855
        TIME - 1230                    N75514              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAMBERS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLEASANT GROVE,CA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- BRAKE & RUDDER PEDAL ASSY SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75514](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75514-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N 75-7228, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN A75-1
- 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
- Airport: Chambers 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 19780722018189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722018189A), Jul 22, 1978: Boeing N2S3, Pleasant Grove, CA, Substantial damage. Brake & rudder pedal assy separated.

## Other investigations on N75514 (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 OAK70DVG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVG32), Jun 13, 1970: Boeing A75 (N75514), Sacramento, 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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