Boeing D75A-1 N50756
10 March 1966 · El Centro Calif, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 March 1966 at about 20:30 local time, a Boeing D75A-1 registered N50756, operated by Pt.hendrickson, was involved in an accident during in flight near El Centro Calif, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Centro Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Douthitt Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing D75A-1
- Registration
- N50756
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pt.hendrickson
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 2-0427
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CRASHED DURING NITE T/O CLIMB IN HAZE OVER DARK UNLITED AREA.ACFT NOT EQUIPPED FOR INST FLITE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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