# Accident 19730111002599A: Piper PA28R200, Corona, CA, January 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1973
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.8977° N, 117.6024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORONA MUNI (AJO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8977&lon=-117.6024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8964J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8964J-1973-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 213 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73AL030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730111002599A

## Narrative

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

PLT,AN ACFT MECH,INSTALLED VACUUM PUMP IMPROPERLY BFOR TKOF.OIL LEAKED OUT,ENG FAILED INTERNALLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX73AL030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL030), Jan 11, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N8964J), Corona, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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