# Accident 19780426011599A: Boeing N2S3, Tracy,Ca, CA, April 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1978
- Place: Tracy,Ca, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.7274° N, 121.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tracy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7274&lon=-121.4522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68250, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68250-2004-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75L3 (registry code 1380102, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75l3) (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 N2S3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,800 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780426011599A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING ALFALFA.

## 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 OAK78FVD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD30), Apr 26, 1978: Boeing A75N1 (N68250), Tracy, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N68250 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790227003759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227003759A), Feb 27, 1979: Boeing A75 (N68250), Manteca, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failed while pilot was spraying crops. No fuel was found in the aircraft.

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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