# NTSB OAK72DVG79: Boeing A75N-1, N707X, Franklin, CA, June 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1972
- Place: Franklin, CA · FRANKLIN, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVG79
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG79

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2077   72/6/5    FRANKLIN,CALIF      BOEING A75N-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 0600                    N707X               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKLIN,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- LND IN CRAB ON WHEEL LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N707X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N707X), registered now, S/N 75-5853 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N-1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental R670-SERIES series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (registry code 17016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Franklin Field

## Other investigations on N707X (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 OAK74DVG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG15), Sep 29, 1973: Boeing A75N1 (N707X), Auburn, 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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