# Accident 19731019032829A: Piper PA18, Santee, CA, October 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1973
- Place: Santee, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7248K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7248K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 42 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731019032829A

## Narrative

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

RAN INTO DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 LAX74FUM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM10), Oct 19, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N7248K), Santee, 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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