# Accident 19751005031979A: Piper PA24400, Fair Oaks, CA, October 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1975
- Place: Fair Oaks, CA
- Airport: Phoenix Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 38.6501° N, 121.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Oaks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6501&lon=-121.2513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6708P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6708P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 988 total, 408 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751005031979A

## 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 OAK76DVG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG26), Oct 5, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N6708P), Fair Oaks, 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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