# Accident 19730111000219A: Piper PA18, Mclaughlin S Da, SD, January 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1973
- Place: Mclaughlin S Da, SD
- Airport: Mclaughlin Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 45.7968° N, 100.7843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC LAUGHLIN MUNI (5P2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7968&lon=-100.7843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8176D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8176D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,501 total, 200 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FTK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FTK11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730111000219A

## Narrative

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

COYOTE HUNTING THROTTLED BACK BEGAN TURN ADDED PWR DUE RISING TRRN ENG SPUTTERED.

## 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 MKC73FTK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FTK11), Jan 11, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N8176D), Mclaughlin, SD, 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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