# Accident 19781006029049A: Boeing N2S3, Bakersfield,Ca, CA, October 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1978
- Place: Bakersfield,Ca, CA
- Airport: Duster Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53095, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53095-1990-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING N2S3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 2,120 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DVA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006029049A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER BLADE FAILED,WESTERN REPAIR MODEL W2-1.

## 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 LAX79DVA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA01), Oct 6, 1978: Boeing A75N (N53095), Bakersfield, CA, destroyed

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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