# NTSB OAK74FVG27: Boeing A75, N69096, Clarksburg, CA, January 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1974
- Place: Clarksburg, CA · CLARKSBURG, CA
- Location: 38.4193° N, 121.5416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4193&lon=-121.5416&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0491  74/1/28    CLARKSBURG, CALIF   BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N69096              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     33, 7839 TOTAL HOURS, 220
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARKSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ESPARTO, CALIF              CLARKSBURG, CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LANDED IN SOFT TURF ALONGSIDE RWY DUE WATER COVERING WEST END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69096](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69096-2014-08-27), registration cancelled 2014-08-27, S/N 75-2368 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (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: Clarksburg

## 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 19740128003399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740128003399A), Jan 28, 1974: Boeing A75, Clarksburg, CA, Substantial damage. Landed in soft turf alongside rwy due water covering west end of rwy.

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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