# Accident 19730112002609A: Piper PA32300, Essex, CA, January 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1973
- Place: Essex, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N15528, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15528-1974-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,199 total, 48 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730112002609A

## Narrative

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

LND ON FREEWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. L GR HIT BOULDER IN GRAVEL RIDGE.

## 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 LAX73DUG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG33), Jan 12, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N15528), Essex, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15528 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740919036789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740919036789A), Sep 19, 1974: Piper PA32300 (N15528), Riverside, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Acft consumed by fire.2 cables hit. Plt dscnd blo mda on 3rd VOR apch.

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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