# Accident 19730518015139A: Piper PA14, Sand Point, AK, May 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1973
- Place: Sand Point, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 55.3145° N, 160.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sand Point, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3145&lon=-160.4856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5100H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5100H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA14
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 350 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73DAG94](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG94) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730518015139A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 30K.LNDD AT LEFT HAND COVE BEACH AFT 3 OR 4 ATMTS IN MOD TURB.GUST LIFTED L WG.

## 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 ANC73DAG94](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG94), May 18, 1973: Piper PA-14 (N5100H), Sand Point, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5100H (1)

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

- [Accident 19730915035489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730915035489A), Sep 15, 1973: Piper PA14 (N5100H), Susitna, AK, Substantial damage. Took off from lake,turned into wind gusting 18K.acft settled & hit tree. Float equipped.

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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