# Accident 19740627020819A: Cvac P4Y2TRANSAIR, Safford, AZ, June 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1974
- Place: Safford, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.8333° N, 109.6974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Safford, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8333&lon=-109.6974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7237C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7237C-2021-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Vultee P4Y-2 (registry code 2421102, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-p4y-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC P4Y2TRANSAIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUJ73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740627020819A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 LAX74FUJ73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ73), Jun 27, 1974: Convair P4Y-2 (N7237C), Safford, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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