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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA22 · Grover City, CA · September 29, 1973

Date
September 29, 1973
Place
Grover City, CA
Airport
Oceano
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3116Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX74AL024
Reported as
Piper PA22
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
133 total68 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

OBS stated heavy fog in area. Acft hit trees.

As the FAA filed it

OBS STATED HEAVY FOG IN AREA. ACFT HIT TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.