# Accident 19740519013819A: Piper L4B, Arbuckle, CA, May 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1974
- Place: Arbuckle, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 39.0142° N, 122.0610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arbuckle, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0142&lon=-122.0610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1171N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1171N-1974-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L (registry code 7100542, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L4B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740519013819A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK74FVG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG58), May 19, 1974: Piper J3L (N1171N), Arbuckle, 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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