19731031042429A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 401A · Laverne, CA · October 31, 1973

Date
October 31, 1973
Place
Laverne, CA
Airport
Brackett
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6273Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX74AL030
Reported as
Cessna 401A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
12,115 total30 in this make and model80 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.

Bolt secured ctl column. Ran off end of rwy. Pax seats improperly installed.

As the FAA filed it

BOLT SECURED CTL COLUMN. RAN OFF END OF RWY. PAX SEATS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

NTSB investigation

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