# Accident 19780508009829A: Boeing N2S3, Tracy, CA, May 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1978
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- 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: N68933, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68933-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 75 (registry code 1380104, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-75) (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: 1,998 total, 365 in this make and model, 386 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780508009829A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK78DVD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD37), May 8, 1978: Boeing A75N1 (N68933), Tracy, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; 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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