# Accident 19740301005439A: Piper PA23250, Sutter Crk, CA, March 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1974
- Place: Sutter Crk, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.3924° N, 120.7990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sutter Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3924&lon=-120.7990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6117Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6117Y-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,800 total, 100 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740301005439A

## Narrative

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

CABIN HEATER VALVE NOT SAFETY WIRED,BACKED OFF CAUSING FUEL LEAK & INTERRUPTING FUEL FLOW TO ENG.

## 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 OAK74AP042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP042), Mar 1, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N6117Y), Sutter Crk, 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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