# NTSB SEA75DYA09: Boeing A75, N62906, Shelley, ID, August 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1974
- Place: Shelley, ID · SHELLEY, ID
- Location: 43.3796° N, 112.1230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelley, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3796&lon=-112.1230&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4305   74/8/7  NR.SHELLEY,ID         BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 8212
        TIME - 0900                    N62906              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 490 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SHELLEY,ID                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM 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 -  500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  5500                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- HIT POWERLINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62906](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62906-1975-09-26), registration cancelled 1975-09-26, S/N 75-021 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (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 19740807026849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740807026849A), Aug 7, 1974: Boeing A75N1, Shelley, ID, Substantial damage. Hit powerline.

## Other investigations on N62906 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA76FYA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYA09), Jul 31, 1975: Boeing PT-17 (N62906), Idaho Falls, ID, destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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