Boeing A75N1 N685W
18 May 1971 · Taft, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 May 1971 at about 08:30 local time, a Boeing A75N1 registered N685W, operated by Atwood Aviatio, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Taft, 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 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Taft, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Paloma Ranch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing A75N1
- Registration
- N685W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Atwood Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Old River, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1715
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
R BRAKE FOUND LOCKED, CAUSE UNK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1971 | Boeing A75N1 | Dexter, Missouri, United States | Dexter Aircraf | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1971 | Boeing A75N1 | Carlisle, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1971 | Boeing A75N1 | Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | Chris D Stoltz | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1971 | Boeing A75N1 | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States | Leflore Flying | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1971 | Boeing A75N1 | Hollis, Oklahoma, United States | RAY Preston | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1971 | Boeing A75N1 | Friona, Texas, United States | Ag-Chem Spraye | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |