# NTSB LAX77DVA60: Boeing A75N1, N268N, Greenfield, CA, September 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1977
- Place: Greenfield, CA · GREENFIELD, CA
- Location: 36.3240° N, 121.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenfield, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3240&lon=-121.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DVA60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2984  77/9/29    GREENFIELD,CA.      BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3000
        TIME - 1410                    N268N               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERN ISLAND STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENFIELD,CA.              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     FREEZING DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- HIT FARM MACHINERY AT END OF RUNWAY.
```

## 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 A75N1
- 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: Kern Island Strip

## 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 19770929030179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770929030179A), Sep 29, 1977: Boeing N2S2, Greenfield, CA, Substantial damage. Hit farm machinery at end of runway.

## 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 LAX76DVA60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DVA60), May 3, 1976: Boeing 75 (N268N), Bakersfield, 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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