# NTSB SEA78FYM39: Boeing E75N1, N4769V, John Day, OR, June 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1978
- Place: John Day, OR · JOHN DAY, OR
- Location: 44.4181° N, 118.9563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of John Day, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4181&lon=-118.9563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYM39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2402  78/6/16  NR.JOHN DAY,OR        BOEING E75N1        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2939
        TIME - 0830                    N4769V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAMER RANCH,OR             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - SAGE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- UNCERTIFICATED AG OPN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4769V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4769V-2012-08-06), registration cancelled 2012-08-06, S/N 75-5552, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (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: 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 19780616021209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780616021209A), Jun 16, 1978: Boeing N2S3, John Day, OR, Destroyed. Uncertificated ag opn.

## Other investigations on N4769V (2)

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 SEA76DYI08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYI08), Jul 23, 1975: Boeing E75 (N4769V), Klamath Falls, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA72DYI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYI09), Sep 16, 1971: Stearman PT-17 (N4769V), Glide, OR, 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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