# Accident 19730922030959A: Piper PA24, Mnache Mdws, CA, September 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1973
- Place: Mnache Mdws, CA
- Airport: Monache Meadows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.2181° N, 118.1783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONACHE MEADOWS (L80), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2181&lon=-118.1783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5131P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5131P-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 10 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730922030959A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 OAK74DVA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA23), Sep 22, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N5131P), Mnache Mdws, 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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