# Accident 19770905025859A: Boeing A75N1, Vernalis, CA, September 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1977
- Place: Vernalis, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.6308° N, 121.2872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernalis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6308&lon=-121.2872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56234, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56234-2017-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 975E&F-2&3 (registry code 67015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975e-f-2-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 905 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FVA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVA55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770905025859A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK77FVA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVA55), Sep 5, 1977: Boeing A75 (N56234), Vernalis, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N56234 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19841105060549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841105060549A), Nov 5, 1984: Boeing A75N1 (N56234), Ely, NV, Substantial damage. Flew through passes instead of over mountains due to clouds, longer flight. Ran out of fuel, nosed over on landing.

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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