19731219040429A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-135 · Concord, CA · December 19, 1973

Date
December 19, 1973
Place
Concord, CA
Airport
Buchanan
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8245C
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK74AP023
Reported as
Piper PA22135
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Dark night. No wx brief. Tower not yet manned.

As the FAA filed it

DARK NIGHT.NO WX BRIEF.TOWER NOT YET MANNED.

NTSB investigation

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