# Accident 19730908030319A: Amtr 1300761, Salinas, CA, September 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1973
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Private Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3196 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 1300761
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 197 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730908030319A

## Narrative

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

PILE OF DIRT 2FT HIGH AND 3FT LONG OBSCURED BY GRASS.

## 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 OAK74DVM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVM09), Sep 8, 1973: Bensen B8M (N3196), Salinas, 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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