# NTSB LAX66F0063: Boeing B-75, N66711, Lamont, CA, August 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1965
- Place: Lamont, CA · LAMONT, CA
- Location: 35.2651° N, 118.9160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamont, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2651&lon=-118.9160&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2339   65/8/3    LAMONT CALIF        BOEING B-75         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5000
        TIME - 0545                    N66711              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARRIOTT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- SPRAY PUMP PROPELLER DISINTEGRATED STRIKING MIXTURE CONTROL ROD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66711](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66711), registered now, S/N 75-1675, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (registry code 1380165) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R-755B2M](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755b2m) (registry code 35024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Garriott

## Other investigations on N66711 (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 LAX69D0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0098), Aug 12, 1968: Boeing 75 (N66711), Shafter, CA, 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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