# Accident 19741229042649A: Supac V, Sonoma, CA, December 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1974
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 38.2239° N, 122.4497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SONOMA VALLEY (0Q3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2239&lon=-122.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6545C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SUPAC V
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 128 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741229042649A

## Narrative

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

RETRACT RODS BENT.

## 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 OAK75DVD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD30), Dec 29, 1974: Culver V (N6545C), Sonoma, 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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