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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing N2S3 · Tracy, CA · May 8, 1978

Date
May 8, 1978
Place
Tracy, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N68933
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK78DVD37
Reported as
Boeing N2S3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,998 total365 in this make and model386 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Main metering fuel nozzle clogged with a mud-like substance.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN METERING FUEL NOZZLE CLOGGED WITH A MUD-LIKE SUBSTANCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.