# Accident 19731208041949A: Piper PA28140, Valencia, CA, December 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1973
- Place: Valencia, CA
- Airport: Castaic
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N6852W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6852W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 35 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AUQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AUQ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731208041949A

## Narrative

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

HI GUSTS. VELOCITY UNREPORTED-

## 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 LAX74AUQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AUQ22), Dec 8, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N6852W), Valencia, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6852W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100306029019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100306029019A), Mar 6, 2010: Piper PA-28-140 (N6852W), Martinsville, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft was loaded 131 pounds over maximum gross weight and the pilot attempted to take-off from a 2000 foot grass runway. Aircraft was unable to climb after…

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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