# Accident 19750313005039A: Piper PA32300, Fontana, CA, March 13, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1975
- Place: Fontana, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.0922° N, 117.4350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fontana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0922&lon=-117.4350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5219S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5219S-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,455 total, 14 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FUG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUG37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750313005039A

## Narrative

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

NR 6 CYL CON ROD BEARING FAILED.HIT DIRT MOUNDS ON ABANDONED DRAG STRIP.

## 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 LAX75FUG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUG37), Mar 13, 1975: Piper PA-32 (N5219S), Fontana, 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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