Stearman B75 N68984
31 August 1970 · Gonzales, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 August 1970 at about 07:15 local time, a Stearman B75 registered N68984, operated by Atwood Crop du, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Gonzales, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gonzales, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stearman B75
- Registration
- N68984
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Atwood Crop du
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Soledad, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3595
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WEATHER DETERIORATED DRG SPRAYING ASPARAGUS.UN RETURN TO STRIP.SOFT FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 1966 | Stearman B75 | Seabrook Nj, New Jersey, United States | Downtown Aero | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1980 | Stearman B75 | Tallulah, Louisiana, United States | Montrose Air | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 2018 | Stearman B75 | Zephryhills, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Stearman B75 | Lexington, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |