# Accident 19730421009089A: Piper PA24250, Isabella, CA, April 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1973
- Place: Isabella, CA
- Airport: Kern County Nr 13
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.6555° N, 118.4612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Isabella, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6555&lon=-118.4612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6990P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 17 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DVA54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DVA54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730421009089A

## Narrative

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

LND FAST & MISUSED BRAKES. R GR TIRE FAILED.

## 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 LAX73DVA54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DVA54), Apr 21, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N6990P), Isabella, 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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