# NTSB OAK69D0311: Boeing E75, N6898Z, Salinas, CA, May 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1969
- Place: Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0311
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0311

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1163  69/5/15    SALINAS,CALIF       BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5000
        TIME - 0912                    N6898Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT SECURED THE BRAKE DRUM TO THE WHEEL BACKED OUT AND JAMMED IN BRAKE ASSEMBLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6898Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salinas

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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