LAX66F0179

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A-75 · Taft, CA · November 13, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 13, 1965
Place
Taft, CA · TAFT, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N55102Boeing A-75
Status
Completed · report March 24, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174388

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3893  65/11/13   TAFT CALIF          BOEING A-75         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3500
        TIME - 0640                    N55102              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING

Aircraft

Registration
N55102
Reported as
Boeing A-75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kern County

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