# NTSB LAX76DVA60: Boeing 75, N268N, Bakersfield, CA, May 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1976
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DVA60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DVA60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0826   76/5/3    BAKERSFIELD,CA      BOEING 75           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 515
        TIME - 0930                    N268N               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKERSFIELD AIRPK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- NO LOAD ABD. APPRENTICE PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N268N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N268N-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N 75-7699, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 75
- Registry model: [Boeing N2S-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-n2s-2) (registry code 1380118) (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: Bakersfield Airpk

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760503010269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760503010269A), May 3, 1976: Boeing N2S2, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. No load abd. Apprentice plt.

## Other investigations on N268N (3)

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 LAX77DVA60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA60), Sep 29, 1977: Boeing A75N1 (N268N), Greenfield, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70D0082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0082), Aug 10, 1969: Boeing A75N1 (N268N), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69D0057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0057), Jul 14, 1968: Boeing N2S (N268N), Shafter, CA, minor 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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