# Accident 19751012033309A: Boeing B75, Kettleman City, CA, October 12, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1975
- Place: Kettleman City, CA
- Airport: Salyer Farms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 36.0090° N, 119.9629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kettleman City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0090&lon=-119.9629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68488, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68488) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B75 (registry code 1380116, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,275 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76DVA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DVA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751012033309A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED ON LDG,ATTMPTD GO ARND.L WG STRUT HIT SPRAYER,THEN HIT PWR POLE & CANAL.NO BRAKE MALF.

## 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 LAX76DVA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DVA20), Oct 12, 1975: Boeing B75 (N68488), Kettleman City, 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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