# Accident 19740407007109A: Airpts A6, Kerman, CA, April 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1974
- Place: Kerman, CA
- Airport: Bland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.7109° N, 120.0318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Bland Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7109&lon=-120.0318&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2927G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2927G-2012-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callair A-6 (registry code 1850114, https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,369 total, 350 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVA56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVA56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740407007109A

## Narrative

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

UNAUTH FLT. LND SHORT & HIT PARTIALLY BURIED LOG AT THRESHOLD. PLT HADNT SLEPT PREV NITE.

## 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 OAK74FVA56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVA56), Apr 7, 1974: Callair A-6 (N2927G), Kerman, 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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