# Accident 19760404013329A: Piper PA23, Alturas, CA, April 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1976
- Place: Alturas, CA
- Airport: Alturas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.4829° N, 120.5654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALTURAS MUNI (AAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4829&lon=-120.5654&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1092P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1092P-1976-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,090 total, 296 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760404013329A

## Narrative

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

NR 4 CYL CONROD BOLTS FAILED,L ENG. UN CLR MTN RIDGE,LND IN BRUSH & TREES.

## 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 OAK76FVG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG64), Apr 4, 1976: Piper PA-23 (N1092P), Alturas, CA, destroyed

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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