# NTSB LAX79FA086: Boeing A75N1, N5001V, Castaic, CA, September 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1979
- Place: Castaic, CA · CASTAIC, CA
- Location: 34.4774° N, 118.6327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castaic, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4774&lon=-118.6327&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3077  79/9/20    CASTAIC,CA          BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0855                    N5001V              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             40, 17383 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            9000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIRPORT MESA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASTAIC,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- RGT MAIN GEAR STRUCK HI SPOT ON MESA DRG LOW PASS AFTER RECOVERY FROM LOOP.FILMING MOVIE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5001V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5001V), registered now, S/N 75-7732, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (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: Airport Mesa

## 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 19790920035259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920035259A), Sep 20, 1979: Boeing A75N1, Castaic, CA, Substantial damage. Made low-level loop as part of filming tv show. Aircraft landing gear hit ground on pull-out.

## Other investigations on N5001V (1)

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 OAK70D0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0053), Jul 23, 1969: Boeing B75N1 (N5001V), Firebaugh, CA, substantial 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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