LAX81DVM31

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75 · Greenfield, CA · August 20, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 20, 1981
Place
Greenfield, CA · GREENFIELD, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N68185Boeing A75
Status
Completed · report October 27, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
124521

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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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3-2366  81/8/20    GREENFIELD,CA       BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 11950
        TIME - 0700                    N68185              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 10000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENFIELD DUSTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENFIELD,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD L BRAKE LOCKED & WOULD NOT RLS.BACKUP ACFT NOT USED ON REGULAR BASIS.

Aircraft

Registration
N68185
Reported as
Boeing A75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greenfield Duster

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.