# NTSB SEA77DYK12: Boeing D75N1, N53179, Malin, OR, May 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1977
- Place: Malin, OR · MALIN, OR
- Location: 42.0134° N, 121.4097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malin, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0134&lon=-121.4097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYK12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYK12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1135   77/5/1    MALIN,OR            BOEING D75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 523
        TIME - 1100                    N53179              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MALIN,OR                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  523                       KIND OF OPERATION - PRACTICE
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - USED                                            GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY                                      ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4200
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND                             PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO CLR HILL,LNDD IN ROUGH TERRAIN.AERIAL APP PROFICIENCY CHECK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53179](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53179-2022-05-09), registration cancelled 2022-05-09, S/N 75-3985 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING D75N1
- 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

## 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 19770501010919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770501010919A), May 1, 1977: Boeing D75N1, Malin, OR, Substantial damage. Unable to clr hill,lndd in rough terrain. Aerial app proficiency check.

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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