# Accident 19730111001409A: Piper PA18150, Sterling, AK, January 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1973
- Place: Sterling, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 60.5372° N, 150.7647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5372&lon=-150.7647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4757Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4757Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73DAG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG74) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730111001409A

## Narrative

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

ICE ON L WG. WAS DIVERTED DURING PRE-FLT.

## 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 ANC73DAG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG74), Jan 11, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N4757Y), Sterling, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4757Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760817024789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760817024789A), Aug 17, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N4757Y), Chitina, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck rock outcropping. Wind gusts 25K

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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