# Accident 19731205037539A: Piper PA25235, Merced, CA, December 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1973
- Place: Merced, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4769Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,336 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731205037539A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 OAK74DVA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA37), Dec 5, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N4769Y), Merced, 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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