# Accident 19730902031509A: Zlin 526A, San Leon, TX, September 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1973
- Place: San Leon, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 29.4911° N, 94.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Leon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4911&lon=-94.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3477, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3477-1974-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zlin 526 (registry code 9970205, https://openairdocs.org/model/zlin-526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZLIN 526A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902031509A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENTRD HI SPEED SPINNING STALL,ALT EST 1200-1500FT IN PROCESS OF PULLING UP WHEN STRUCK WATER.

## 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 FTW74FRA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA14), Sep 2, 1973: Zlin Z526 (N3477), San Leon, TX, 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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