# Accident 19751104034379A: Boeing A75N1, Imperial, CA, November 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1975
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Imperial County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 32.8342° N, 115.5787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IMPERIAL COUNTY (IPL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8342&lon=-115.5787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68491 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 325 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751104034379A

## Narrative

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

NR 5 CYL HEAD FAILED. FERRY TO PICK UP LOAD.

## 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 LAX76FUM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUM13), Nov 4, 1975: Boeing A75 (N68491), Imperial, 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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