# NTSB OAK79DXQ17: Stearman 75, N53084, Deeth, NV, June 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1979
- Place: Deeth, NV · DEETH, NV
- Location: 41.0655° N, 115.2748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deeth, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0655&lon=-115.2748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DXQ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DXQ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0974   79/6/4    DEETH,NV            STEARMAN 75         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1280
        TIME - 0900                    N53084              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGHWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEETH,NV                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1021                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (DUST)
          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC            GLOVES - NOT 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 -  5140                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- TAKE OFF WAS FROM ABANDONED HIGHWAY.LIQUID SPRAY MATERIAL HAD BEEN SPILLED ON RIGHT BRAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53084](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53084), registered now, S/N 75-3907, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN 75
- Registry model: [Boeing D75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-d75n1) (registry code 1380148) (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: Highway

## 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 19790604013999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790604013999A), Jun 4, 1979: Boeing 75, Deeth, NV, Substantial damage. During chemical spray loading some chemicals spilled on the brakes. Lost brake effectiveness on takeoff.

## Other investigations on N53084 (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 FTW92LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA093), Mar 19, 1992: Boeing A-75N1 (N53084), Edna, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE SUBSEQUENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S DIVERSION OF ATTENTION.

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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