# Accident 19620719021179A: Piper PA24180, Bridgeport, CA, July 19, 1962

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1962, 23:45 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2552° N, 119.2104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2552&lon=-119.2104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5069P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5069P-1970-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19620719021179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST IN MOUNTAINS. FOUND 32 YEARS LATER. REMOVES MISSING AIRCRAFT STATUS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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