# Accident 19730809025069A: Piper PA28R200, Bakersfield, CA, August 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1973
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Bakersfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 35.3249° N, 118.9960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BAKERSFIELD MUNI (L45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3249&lon=-118.9960&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5734W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5734W-2020-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 175 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FVA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FVA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730809025069A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 LAX74FVA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FVA16), Aug 9, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5734W), Bakersfield, 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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