# Accident 19730527016419A: Piper PA12, Rialto, CA, May 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1973
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Rialto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.1174° N, 117.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rialto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1174&lon=-117.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2555M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2555M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 49 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730527016419A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 LAX73DUG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG55), May 27, 1973: Piper PA-12 (N2555M), Rialto, 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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