Boeing A75N1 N68468 accident, Santa Paula, CA, Jan 23, 1964 · NTSB UNK64X0335

Date: January 23, 1964
Place: Santa Paula, CA · SANTA PAULA, CA
Injuries: 1 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Enroute
Aircraft: N68468Boeing A75N1
Status: Completed
Report: Brief approved by the director
Case key: 185640

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0184  64/1/23    SANTA PAULA CALIF   BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 7500
        TIME - 1400                    N68468              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        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 - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300

Aircraft

Registration: N68468
Reported as: Boeing A75N1
Category: Airplane
Engine: reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage

N68468Registration cancelled Apr 10, 1991 · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 755220 Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)

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