# Accident 19730223005092A: Piper PA18150, Elsinore, CA, February 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1973
- Place: Elsinore, CA
- Airport: Skylark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.6330° N, 117.3016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYLARK (CA89), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6330&lon=-117.3016&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9406P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9406P) (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: 2,870 total, 175 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730223005092A

## Narrative

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

PIPER LND WITH R QUARTERING TAIL WIND.OBS TRACTOR AT OTR END OF RWY.DIDNT SEE HOWARD ON ROLL OUT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N65046, Jbmstr DGA15P: [Accident 19730223005091A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730223005091A)

## 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 LAX73DUG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG40), Feb 23, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N9406P), Elsinore, CA, minor damage

## Other reports on N9406P (1)

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

- [Accident 19870704032379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870704032379A), Jul 4, 1987: Piper PA18150 (N9406P), Las Vegas, NM, Substantial damage. Attempted a 180 degree turn after takeoff. Stalled during turn. Uncontrolled descent. Impacted with the terrain.

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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