# Accident 19730325007699A: Piper PA28140, Capistrano, CA, March 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1973
- Place: Capistrano, CA
- Airport: Capistrano
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N4395T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4395T-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,705 total, 310 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730325007699A

## Narrative

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

HIT JUST BLO TOP OF RAVINE ABOUT 120 FT SHORT OF RWY. GUSTS TO 15K.

## 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 LAX73FUA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA37), Mar 25, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N4395T), Capistrano, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4395T (1)

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

- [Accident 19830410014579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830410014579A), Apr 10, 1983: Piper PA28140 (N4395T), Lake, MI, Substantial damage. Struck a fence on climbout that slowed aircraft. Mushed into ground and flipped over. Blamed a windshift on takeoff

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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