# NTSB UNK65X0184: Boeing E75, N68456, Bakersfield, CA, October 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1964
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0184
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0184

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3144   64/10/7   BAKERSFIELD CALIF   BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4550
        TIME - 1430                    N68456              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIMDITCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3600                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  500
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR STRUT FAILED IN UPPER SLEEVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N68456 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rimditch

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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