Boeing A75N1 N68820

Summary

On 8 May 1982 at about 15:50 local time, a Boeing A75N1 registered N68820, operated by Farm Air Fly SV, Inc., was involved in an accident near Pleasant Grove, California, United States. 2 people were on board. One person on the ground also died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 May 1982 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Pleasant Grove, California, United States

Nearest airport

Catlett Ag Strip

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing A75N1

Registration

N68820

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Farm Air Fly SV, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pleasant Grove → Pleasant Grove

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FVG23

Injuries not recorded.

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED TOWARD THE NORTH WITH THE WIND FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 8 TO 10 KNOTS. WHEN THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE COULD NOT STOP THE TURN. HE OPENED THE THROTTLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FARM TRACTOR AND PICKUP TRUCK BESIDE THE STRIP, FATALLY INJURING THE TRACTOR OPERATOR. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO PRECRASH MALFUNCTIONS. APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES AWAY, THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 080 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS (PER SMF SA 1445 WEATHER REPORT). THREE WITNESSES REPORTED THE WIND FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 7 KNOTS, EAST AT 4 KNOTS, AND NORTHEAST AT 3 KNOTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.