# Accident 19730124001849A: Piper PA18150, Fredrick, OK, January 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1973
- Place: Fredrick, OK
- Airport: Fredrick Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 34.3500° N, 98.9880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frederick, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3500&lon=-98.9880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3823Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3823Z) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FPJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPJ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730124001849A

## Narrative

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

ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES REVERSED DURING MAINTENANCE.

## 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 FTW73FPJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPJ07), Jan 24, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N3823Z), Fredrick, OK, 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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