# NTSB OAK78FVG29: Boeing A-75N1, N49747, Robbins, CA, May 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1978
- Place: Robbins, CA · ROBBINS, CA
- Location: 38.8669° N, 121.7071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robbins, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8669&lon=-121.7071&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0777   78/5/3  NR.ROBBINS,CA         BOEING A-75N1       CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2100
        TIME - 1850                    N49747              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ROBBINS,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - USED                                            GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  30
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH POWER LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49747](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49747-2006-11-22), registration cancelled 2006-11-22, S/N 75375 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A-75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780503010329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503010329A), May 3, 1978: Boeing N2S3, Robbins, CA, Substantial damage. Collided with power line.

## Other investigations on N49747 (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 OAK68D0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0081), May 5, 1967: Boeing A75 (N49747), Meridian, 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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