# NTSB LAX69A0003: Boeing 727, N898PC, Hector, CA, July 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1968
- Place: Hector, CA · HECTOR, CA
- Location: 34.8039° N, 116.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hector, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8039&lon=-116.4525&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor, 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69A0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0070   68/7/5  NR.HECTOR,CALIF       BOEING 727          CR-  0  1  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1317                    N898PC              PX-  0  0  6                            49, 23000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            871 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - HUGHES AIRWEST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- CUMULUS BUILDUP TO RT. UNABLE TO STEER LEFT DUE TO RESTRICTED AREA 2501.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N898PC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N898PC-1970-07-13), registration cancelled 1970-07-13, S/N 19620 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-193](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-193) (registry code 138406Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No 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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