# Accident 19731031042429A: Cessna 401A, Laverne, CA, October 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1973
- Place: Laverne, CA
- Airport: Brackett
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 34.0917° N, 117.7818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRACKETT FLD (POC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0917&lon=-117.7818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6273Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6273Q-1974-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 12,115 total, 30 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AL030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731031042429A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX74AL030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL030), Oct 31, 1973: Cessna 401A (N6273Q), Laverne, CA, destroyed, 2 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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