# Accident 19790227003759A: Boeing A75, Manteca, CA, February 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1979, 12:25 local time
- Place: Manteca, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.7928° N, 121.2261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manteca, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7928&lon=-121.2261&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 A75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,310 total, 525 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227003759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED WHILE PILOT WAS SPRAYING CROPS.NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 OAK79FVD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVD12), Feb 27, 1979: Boeing A-75 (N68250), Manteca, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N68250 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780426011599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780426011599A), Apr 26, 1978: Boeing N2S3 (N68250), Tracy,Ca, CA, Destroyed. Spraying alfalfa.

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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