# NTSB SEA76DYG45: Boeing E75N1, N58978, Kennewick, WA, April 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1976
- Place: Kennewick, WA · KENNEWICK, WA
- Location: 46.1976° N, 119.1759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennewick, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1976&lon=-119.1759&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0976  76/4/22    KENNEWICK,WA        BOEING E75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2879
        TIME - 1430                    N58978              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENNEWICK,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2879                       KIND OF OPERATION - TEST
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- TKOF FM COUNTY ROAD.SPRAY BOOM STRUCK GND,ACFT OVERTURNED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58978](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58978-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 75-5495, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing E75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75n1) (registry code 1380154) (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

## 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 19760422009949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760422009949A), Apr 22, 1976: Boeing E75N1, Kennewick, WA, Substantial damage. Tkof fm county road. Spray boom struck gnd,acft overturned.

## Other investigations on N58978 (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 OAK78DVG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG74), Aug 26, 1978: Boeing A75 (N58978), Calusa, CA, destroyed

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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