# Accident 19970321003419A: Boeing B75N1, Victorville, CA, March 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1997, 10:30 local time
- Place: Victorville, CA
- Airport: George Afb Base Ops
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5955° N, 117.3827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5955&lon=-117.3827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68800, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68800) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B75N1 (registry code 1380144, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (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 B75N1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,659 total, 290 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970321003419A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. GROUND LOOPED. SHEARED OFF LEFT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 LAX97LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA130), Mar 21, 1997: Boeing Stearman B75N1 (N68800), Victorville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing rollout.

## Other reports on N68800 (1)

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

- [Incident 20010720017379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010720017379I), Jul 20, 2001: Boeing B75N1 (N68800), Placerville, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On the morning of 07/20/01, Placerville Airport personnel reported a ground incident between N68800, a Boeing B75N1 and N78341, a Cessna 172K. The…

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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