# Accident 19790920035259A: Boeing A75N1, Castaic, CA, September 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1979, 08:55 local time
- Place: Castaic, CA
- Airport: Airport Mesa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2057° N, 118.1737° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MESA (24CA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2057&lon=-118.1737&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5001V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5001V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,383 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920035259A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW-LEVEL LOOP AS PART OF FILMING TV SHOW. AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR HIT GROUND ON PULL-OUT.

## 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 LAX79FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA086), Sep 20, 1979: Boeing A75N1 (N5001V), Castaic, 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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