Boeing B75 N68488
12 October 1975 · Kettleman City, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1975 at about 13:30 local time, a Boeing B75 registered N68488, operated by Green Acres AI, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Kettleman City, 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 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kettleman City, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salyer Farms
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B75
- Registration
- N68488
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Green Acres AI
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3007
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
SWERVED ON LDG, ATTMPTD GO ARND.L WG STRUT HIT SPRAYER, THEN HIT PWR POLE & CANAL.NO BRAKE MALF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 28 Aug 1974 | Boeing B75 | Eagle Lake, Mississippi, United States | Graves Flying | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Aug 1977 | Boeing B75-N1 | Kingsville, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |