# Accident 19730204005592A: Piper PA20115, Cooper Ldg, AK, February 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1973
- Place: Cooper Ldg, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 60.4900° N, 149.8342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cooper Landing, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4900&lon=-149.8342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7698K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7698K-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20115
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73AA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204005592A

## Narrative

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

RESTRICTED VISIBILITY DUE TO BRIGHT SUN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3156D, Cessna 180E: [Accident 19730204005591A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204005591A)

## 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 ANC73AA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA040), Feb 4, 1973: Piper PA-20 (N7698K), Cooper Ldg, AK, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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