# NTSB SEA75FYI10: Boeing A75N1, N4825V, Wilbur, OR, September 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1974
- Place: Wilbur, OR · WILBUR, OR
- Location: 43.3210° N, 123.3406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilbur, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3210&lon=-123.3406&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 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FYI10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYI10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4310  74/9/22  NR.WILBUR,OREG        BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N4825V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 41, 5123 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            552 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WILBUR,OREG                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY                                      ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NO RECORD OF APPROVAL OF ACFT RET TO SRVC AFTR ENG REMOVAL & INSTALL BY NON-CERT MECH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4825V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4825V-1974-11-22), registration cancelled 1974-11-22, S/N 75-5035 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (registry code 1380165) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740922033399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740922033399A), Sep 22, 1974: Boeing A75N1, Wilbur, OR, Destroyed. No record of approval of acft ret to srvc aftr eng removal & install by non-cert mech.

## Other investigations on N4825V (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 OAK72DVG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG78), Jun 25, 1972: Boeing A75N1 (N4825V), Tulelake, 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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