# Accident 19730219003539A: Airpts A9B, Sunnymead, CA, February 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1973
- Place: Sunnymead, CA
- Airport: Davis Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 33.9400° N, 117.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunnymead, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9400&lon=-117.2437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7758V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7758V-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B (registry code 0144206, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9B
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,215 total, 1,215 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730219003539A

## Narrative

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

CRANKSHAFT FAILED,PROP & NR 1 CYL SEPARATED.

## 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 LAX73DUG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG35), Feb 19, 1973: Aero Comdr A-9B (N7758V), Sunnymead, CA, substantial damage

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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