# NTSB LAX71DVA75: Boeing A75N1, N685W, Taft, CA, May 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1971
- Place: Taft, CA · TAFT, CA
- Location: 35.1267° N, 119.4242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taft, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1267&lon=-119.4242&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DVA75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DVA75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1715  71/5/18    TAFT,CALIF          BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4185
        TIME - 0830                    N685W               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 3185 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMA RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLD RIVER,CALIF             TAFT,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- R BRAKE FOUND LOCKED,CAUSE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N685W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N685W-2011-05-25), registration cancelled 2011-05-25, S/N 75-3563 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Paloma Ranch

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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