# Accident 19731010032649A: Schzow MODELB, Tracy, CA, October 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1973
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: Tracy Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 37.6889° N, 121.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRACY MUNI (TCY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6889&lon=-121.4416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2992 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHZOW MODELB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731010032649A

## Narrative

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

PLT TIME ESTD.VW ENGINE.ROTOR BLADES HIT RUDDER ASSY DURING PORPOISING MANEUVER.

## 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 OAK74FVD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVD12), Oct 10, 1973: Airscout L001 (N2992), Tracy, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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