# Accident 19780709019129A: Raven S50/, Tracy, CA, July 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1978
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N70BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70BE-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S50/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 9 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780709019129A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK78DVD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD43), Jul 9, 1978: Raven S-55A (N70BE), Tracy, CA, minor 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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