Stearman E75 N68983
18 January 1972 · Castroville, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 January 1972 at about 15:00 local time, a Stearman E75 registered N68983, operated by Atwood Aviatio, was involved in an accident during in flight near Castroville, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Castroville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boesch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stearman E75
- Registration
- N68983
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Atwood Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0287
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
ENTERED OVC DURG PRO TURN. DESCENDED IN NOSE LOWINVERTED ATTITUDE. BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .182 %.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1972 | Stearman E75 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1973 | Stearman E75 | Wellton, Arizona, United States | Ariz Air Spray | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1974 | Stearman E75 | Dayton, Washington, United States | Inland Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1970 | Stearman E75 | Honokaa, Hawaii, United States | Murray Air Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1977 | Stearman E75 | Cuba, New Mexico, United States | OBS Airshows | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1965 | Stearman E75 | China Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |