LAX76FVA50

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing B75N1 · Lost Hills, CA · March 21, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 21, 1976
Place
Lost Hills, CA · LOST HILLS, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5121NBoeing B75N1
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760321006039A
Case key
153175

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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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3-0480  76/3/21  NR.LOST HILLS,CA      BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 276
        TIME - 1100                    N5121N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUTTONWILLOW,CA             SHAFTER,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO ENG MALF FOUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N5121N
Reported as
Boeing B75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.