# Accident 19740111006109A: Piper PA31, Novato, CA, January 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1974
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 38.1436° N, 122.5571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GNOSS FLD (DVO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1436&lon=-122.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6565L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6565L-1974-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740111006109A

## Narrative

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

RCVRD 1/13/74.SPEC VFR CLNC OUT OF HAMILTON AFB CTL ZONE.HAMILTON 1455PST WX.FLEW INTO HILL.

## 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 OAK74AP031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP031), Jan 11, 1974: Piper PA-31 (N6565L), Novato, 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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