# Accident 19730315005029A: Piper PA25235, W.Sacramnto, CA, March 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1973
- Place: W.Sacramnto, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.5544° N, 121.5487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5544&lon=-121.5487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7028Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7028Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FVG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVG53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730315005029A

## Narrative

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

DIDNT REFUEL BFOR FLT. GR SANK INTO SOFT GRND. SPRAYING WEEDS.

## 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 OAK73FVG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVG53), Mar 15, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N7028Z), W.Sacramnto, 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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