# Accident 19750606013819A: Brwstr FLEET2, Merced, CA, June 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1975
- Place: Merced, CA
- Airport: Merced Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N236H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N236H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brewster FLEET 2 (registry code 1461204, https://openairdocs.org/model/brewster-fleet-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner K5 series (registry code 37503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-k5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRWSTR FLEET2
- Reported engine: GLADEN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 9 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FVA68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVA68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750606013819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NR 5 CYL EXHAUST ROCKER BOX FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK75FVA68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVA68), Jun 6, 1975: Fleet 2 (N236H), Merced, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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