# NTSB LAX66A0032: Boeing 377SG, N1038V, Mojave, CA, September 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1965
- Place: Mojave, CA · MOJAVE, CA
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0837  65/9/25  NR.MOJAVE,CALIF       BOEING 377SG        CR-  0  0  6  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0715                    N1038V              PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           45, 18000 TOTAL HOURS, 12
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: STRINGERS
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- MODIFIED C-97 AIRCRAFT CALLED SUPER GUPPY-MODIFIED FUSELAGE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1038V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 377SG
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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