# Accident 19780203002499A: Boeing N2S3, Farmington, CA, February 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1978
- Place: Farmington, CA
- Airport: Orvis Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 37.9299° N, 121.0044° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9299&lon=-121.0044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7740C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7740C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING N2S3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780203002499A

## 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 OAK78DVA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA22), Feb 3, 1978: Boeing A75 (N7740C), Farmington, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N7740C (1)

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

- [Accident 19730818025839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730818025839A), Aug 18, 1973: Boeing A75N1 (N7740C), Porterville, 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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