# Accident 19730413011579A: Piper PA32300, Yermo, CA, April 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1973
- Place: Yermo, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.9067° N, 116.8233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yermo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9067&lon=-116.8233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15667 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 10 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730413011579A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL & LND IN DESERT. GUSTING TO 40K.

## 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 LAX73DUG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG50), Apr 13, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N15667), Yermo, 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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