# Accident 19750306013969A: Hwksly DH1046A, Carpinteria, CA, March 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1975
- Place: Carpinteria, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.3862° N, 119.5082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carpinteria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3862&lon=-119.5082&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N424SF-1975-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A (registry code 2800410, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HWKSLY DH1046A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75AL046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750306013969A

## Narrative

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

BOTH GEN & BATT FAILED.RCVR: 3/8/75.

## 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 LAX75AL046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL046), Mar 6, 1975: Dehavilland DH-104 (N424SF), Carpinteria, CA, destroyed, 1 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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