# NTSB OAK74FVG58: Piper J3L, N1171N, Arbuckle, CA, May 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1974
- Place: Arbuckle, CA · ARBUCKLE, CA
- Location: 39.0142° N, 122.0610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arbuckle, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0142&lon=-122.0610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1065  74/5/19  NR.ARBUCKLE,CALIF     PIPER J3L           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N1171N              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ARBUCKLE,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1171N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1171N-1974-07-05), registration cancelled 1974-07-05, S/N 10566 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L
- Registry model: [Piper J3L](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l) (registry code 7100542) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740519013819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740519013819A), May 19, 1974: Piper L4B, Arbuckle, CA, Destroyed

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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