# Accident 19730624016699A: Piper PA22160, Calistoga, CA, June 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1973
- Place: Calistoga, CA
- Airport: Calistoga
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.5814° N, 122.5827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calistoga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5814&lon=-122.5827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2803Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2803Z-1994-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 121 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73DVG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730624016699A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATTN WAS DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER ACFT IN TFC PAT.

## 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 OAK73DVG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG70), Jun 24, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N2803Z), Calistoga, 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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