# Accident 19730421008259A: Piper J5A, Fair Oaks, CA, April 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1973
- Place: Fair Oaks, CA
- Airport: Phoenix
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 38.6501° N, 121.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Oaks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6501&lon=-121.2513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38427, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38427-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 2 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73DVG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730421008259A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTY.

## 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 OAK73DVG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG57), Apr 21, 1973: Piper J-5 (N38427), Fair Oaks, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N38427 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770713018989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770713018989A), Jul 13, 1977: Piper J5A (N38427), Rapid City, SD, Substantial damage. Twr cautioned wake turbc frm B-737 which had just lndd. Aim covers.

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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