# NTSB LAX81DVM31: Boeing A75, N68185, Greenfield, CA, August 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1981
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVM31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVM31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2366  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68185), registered now, S/N 75-8773 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- 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: Greenfield Duster

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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