# Accident 19730424010859A: Boeing N2S3, E Nicolaus, CA, April 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1973
- Place: E Nicolaus, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.9100° N, 121.5443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Nicolaus, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9100&lon=-121.5443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57001, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57001-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1 (registry code 1380165, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING N2S3
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,755 total, 325 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FVG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVG58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730424010859A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN A RICE FIELD.ALLEN LOCK SCREW P/N-44718 BECAME LOOSE.ATTACH BOLT P/N 34946 JAMD MASTROD

## 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 OAK73FVG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVG58), Apr 24, 1973: Boeing A75N1 (N57001), E Nicolaus, CA, destroyed

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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