# NTSB LAX66D0277: Boeing 75, N56789, Beawley, CA, March 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1966
- Place: Beawley, CA · BEAWLEY, CA
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0277
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0277

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1199  66/3/31    BEAWLEY CALIF       BOEING 75           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 13719
        TIME - 1600                    N56789              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 13676 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAWLEY MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS
          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC            PILOT' S SEAT BELT -*ERROR-INVALID CODE*
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- PARKED ACFT PIPER PA-28 N1395F SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56789](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56789-2011-02-28), registration cancelled 2011-02-28, S/N 75-3992, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brawley Municipal

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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