19810106083369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75 · Bakersfield, CA · January 6, 1981

Date
January 6, 1981 · 10:45 local
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N59737
Reported as
Boeing A75
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,765 total195 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed when pilot attempted 180 degree turn after entering fog.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED 180 DEGREE TURN AFTER ENTERING FOG.