# NTSB OAK79DVA27: Boeing A75, N52068, Madera, CA, April 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1979
- Place: Madera, CA · MADERA, CA
- Location: 36.9662° N, 120.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madera, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9662&lon=-120.0859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0596  79/4/19    MADERA,CA           BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0715                    N52068              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 42, 9000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIRT STRIP AVE 11
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADERA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAPES                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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 -  6                   SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AFTER IMPCT WITH WIRE SULPHUR CAUSED SEVERAL FLASH FIRES.ACFT DID NOT BURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52068](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52068-2013-04-01), registration cancelled 2013-04-01, S/N 75-3701 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- 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: Dirt Strip Ave 11

## 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 19790419006989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790419006989A), Apr 19, 1979: Boeing A75, Madera, CA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot's aircraft struck wires during swath run. Pilot misjudged altitude due to early morning sun.

## Other investigations on N52068 (2)

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 OAK76FVA82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA82), Aug 20, 1976: Boeing A75 (N52068), Chowchilla, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK72DVA80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVA80), Jun 17, 1972: Boeing A75N1 (N52068), Madera, 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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