# NTSB OAK78FVM11: Boeing A75, N63378, Sn Jun Batsta, CA, March 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1978
- Place: Sn Jun Batsta, CA · SN JUN BATSTA, CA
- Location: 36.8451° N, 121.5369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan Bautista, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8451&lon=-121.5369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0335  78/3/16  NR.SN JUN BATSTA,CA   BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 485
        TIME - 1730                    N63378              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATSONVILLE,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES WHILE PRACTICING AN EMERGENCY LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63378](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63378), registered now, S/N 75-254, built 1937 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (registry code 41540, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780316003759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780316003759A), Mar 16, 1978: Boeing N2S3, Sn Jun Batsta, CA, Substantial damage. Collided with power lines while practicing an emergency landing.

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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