# Accident 19760303004459A: Piper PA25235, Tracy, CA, March 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1976
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.7274° N, 121.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tracy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7274&lon=-121.4522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4429Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4429Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 12 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760303004459A

## Narrative

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

LND IN WHEAT FLD.

## 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 OAK76DVD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD26), Mar 3, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N4429Y), Tracy, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4429Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790310019809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310019809I), Mar 10, 1979: Piper PA25235 (N4429Y), Lovelock, NV, Minor damage. Aircraft landed on rocky shelf when engine quit from fuel exhaustion. Pilot said fuel gage read 10 gallons.
- [Accident 19730725025039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730725025039A), Jul 25, 1973: Piper PA25235 (N4429Y), 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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