# Accident 19740426010079A: Airpts A9, Earlimart, CA, April 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1974
- Place: Earlimart, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 35.8914° N, 119.2721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Earlimart, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8914&lon=-119.2721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7224V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 522 total, 54 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DVA59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DVA59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740426010079A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER-AREA OF SEVERE DOWNDRAFTS AND MODERATE TURB.NUMEROUS DUST DEVILS SEEN.

## 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 LAX74DVA59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DVA59), Apr 26, 1974: Callair A-9 (N7224V), Earlimart, 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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