# Accident 19760714021169A: Boeing E75, Salinas, CA, July 14, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1976
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68979 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,820 total, 9,050 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVM43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760714021169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLYING AT LOW ALT,LEE SIDE OF RIDGE.

## 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 OAK76FVM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVM43), Jul 14, 1976: Boeing E75 (N68979), Salinas, 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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