# Accident 19730729023499A: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN, Santa Susan, CA, July 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1973
- Place: Santa Susan, CA
- Airport: Santa Susana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.2700° N, 118.7059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Santa Susana Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2700&lon=-118.7059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N522R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N522R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAVXX DH82AROBRTSN
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUQ04-201636) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730729023499A

## Narrative

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

RUDDER BAR ARM WEDGED IN FUSELAGE SLOT,RESTRICTED MOVEMENT

## 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 LAX73DUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUQ04-201636), Jul 29, 1973: Dehavilland DH82A (N522R), Santa Susan, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N522R (1)

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

- [Incident 20080831849579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080831849579I), Aug 31, 2008: Dehav DH82A (N522R), Warehouse Poin, CT, Minor damage. (-23) According to the pilot the aircraft lost power on departure from runway 10 Skylark airport, Warehouse pt. CT. And settled into the trees about half a…

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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