# Accident 19730429021619A: Piper PA18S125, Fosston, MN, April 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1973
- Place: Fosston, MN
- Airport: Fosston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.5851° N, 95.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fosston, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5851&lon=-95.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2461A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2461A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DER52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730429021619A

## Narrative

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

DRG GO-AROUND ACFT TURNED R IN A SW DIRECTION BECAME AIRBORNE OVR GOLF COURSE.WIND GUSTING 20K.

## 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 MKC73DER52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER52), Apr 29, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N2461A), Fosston, MN, 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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