# NTSB OAK73DVM27: Piper PA-22, N824A, Millbrae, CA, April 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1973
- Place: Millbrae, CA · MILLBRAE, CA
- Location: 37.5990° N, 122.4020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millbrae, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5990&lon=-122.4020&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVM27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVM27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0768   73/4/6    MILLBRAE,CALIF      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 754
        TIME - 1800                    N824A               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 534 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF         MONTEREY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      56
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PRIOR TO TAXI,ATIS GAVE WIND 300DEG AT 10KT.DURG 20 MIN WAIT FOR TKOF WIND INCRD WITH GUSTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N824A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N824A-2017-01-31), registration cancelled 2017-01-31, S/N 22-127 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Francisco

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730406008169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730406008169A), Apr 6, 1973: Piper PA22, Millbrae, CA, Substantial damage. Prior to taxi,ATIS gave wind 300DEG at 10KT.durg 20 min wait for tkof wind incrd with gusts.

## Other investigations on N824A (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 OAK68D0335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0335), Mar 21, 1968: Piper PA-22 (N824A), Greenfield, CA, substantial damage

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.

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