# Accident 19730201004069A: Piper PA18135, Pahokee, FL, February 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1973
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 26.8202° N, 80.6620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pahokee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8202&lon=-80.6620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1239B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 10 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FKT57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730201004069A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ABT 100 YARDS OFF-SHORE IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

## 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 MIA73FKT57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT57), Feb 1, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N1239B), Pahokee, FL, 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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