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OAK71DVM13

1970-08-31 · GONZALES, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N68984

Make / Model
BOEING E75
Year of manufacture
1942 · 28 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19890120
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A92833

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
STEARMAN B75 · N68984
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
IMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
Part 135 (air taxi/commuter)
Kind of flying
CA

Weather at impact

Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Temp
50° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
0000075-5042
Total time
2,981 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
GA (GA)
Total hours
5,385
Age
25

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

ETURN TO STRIP.SOFT FLD.

Investigator remarks

WEATHER DETERIORATED DRG SPRAYING ASPARAGUS.UN R

Cause factors

  • 64/A/40 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 64/A/35 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 82/A/C A
    WEATHER FOG Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 83/A/A A
    TERRAIN WET,SOFT GROUND Cause — pilot/personnel action

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 3595. Source file NTSB_1970_3_3595.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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