# NTSB LAX76FVA50: Boeing B75N1, N5121N, Lost Hills, CA, March 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1976
- Place: Lost Hills, CA · LOST HILLS, CA
- Location: 35.6327° N, 119.6779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lost Hills, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6327&lon=-119.6779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FVA50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FVA50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760321006039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760321006039A), Mar 21, 1976: Boeing B75N1, Lost Hills, CA, Substantial damage. No eng malf found.

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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