# NTSB OAK78DVG74: Boeing A75, N58978, Calusa, CA, August 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1978
- Place: Calusa, CA · CALUSA, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVG74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2074  78/8/26    CALUSA,CA           BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 193
        TIME - 1410                    N58978              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALUSA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALUSA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58978](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58978-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 75-5495, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75n1) (registry code 1380154) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Calusa

## 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 19780826024349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780826024349A), Aug 26, 1978: Boeing N2S3, Calusa, CA, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N58978 (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 SEA76DYG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG45), Apr 22, 1976: Boeing E75N1 (N58978), Kennewick, WA, 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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