# Accident 19730411007009A: Piper PA24250, Lodi, CA, April 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1973
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Airport: Kingdom
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.1216° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1216&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7543P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7543P-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 368 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FVD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVD29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730411007009A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LNDD IN A PASTURE.PLT SELECTED R MN TANK AFTR ENG QUIT.ALL OTHER TANKS DRY.

## 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 OAK73FVD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVD29), Apr 11, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N7543P), Lodi, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7543P (1)

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

- [Accident 19801001048619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001048619A), Oct 1, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N7543P), Lodi, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit after leaving trafic pattern. Tried to make it back to airport, hit light pole. Possible fuel misuse.

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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