# Accident 19731025035319A: Amtr 0562583, Exeter, CA, October 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1973
- Place: Exeter, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 36.2941° N, 119.1460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Exeter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2941&lon=-119.1460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17123 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 0562583
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 18 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731025035319A

## Narrative

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

ENG OIL BATH COVER DOOR OPENED IN FLT.COVERED M/R BLADE V BELTS & CAUSED SLIPPAGE.NO SAFETY METHOD

## 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 OAK74DVA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA29), Oct 25, 1973: Scorpion 1 (N17123), Exeter, 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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