# Accident 19780721018139A: Boeing E75N1, Chowchilla, CA, July 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1978
- Place: Chowchilla, CA
- Airport: Pods Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 37.1161° N, 120.2420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chowchilla, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1161&lon=-120.2420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1730B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1730B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75N1 (registry code 1380154, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75N1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,085 total, 100 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVA61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780721018139A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR SCISSOR FAILED.

## 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 OAK78DVA61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA61), Jul 21, 1978: Boeing A75 (N1730B), Chowchilla, 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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