# Accident 19800228004329A: Boeing A75, Madera, CA, February 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.9662° N, 120.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madera, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9662&lon=-120.0859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56833, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56833) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R670-SERIES series (registry code 17016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,250 total, 300 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800228004329A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON A DOWNWIND LANDING. AIRCRAFT HIT EMBANKMENT ON EDGE OF RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 LAX80DVA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA19), Feb 28, 1980: Boeing A75 (N56833), Madera, 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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