# Accident 19740407007099A: Amtr 05612AG, Three Rocks, CA, April 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1974
- Place: Three Rocks, CA
- Airport: Giffen Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.5051° N, 120.3935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Three Rocks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5051&lon=-120.3935&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1131N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 05612AG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 434 total, 162 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVM52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVM52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740407007099A

## Narrative

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

FLUTTERING COWL OPENED GASCOLATOR PETCOCK.FUEL DRAINED OVERBOARD.PLT UNDERSHOT FORCED LDG.

## 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 OAK74DVM52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVM52), Apr 7, 1974: Bede BD-4 (N1131N), Three Rocks, 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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