Boeing A-75N1 N131R

14 October 1965 · El Centro Calif, California, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 14 October 1965 at about 03:00 local time, a Boeing A-75N1 registered N131R, operated by Hess-Ross, was involved in an accident during in flight near El Centro Calif, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 14 October 1965 at 03:00
Classification: Accident
Location: El Centro Calif, California, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Boeing A-75N1
Registration: N131R
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Hess-Ross
Operating rule: Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight: Aerial Application
Phase of flight: In Flight
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Night (Dark)
NTSB number: 3-2977

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	0	1	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

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NIGHT OPERATION

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No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2977, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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