# Accident 19730606016009A: Piper PA12, Sandy, OR, June 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1973
- Place: Sandy, OR
- Airport: Richs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 45.3981° N, 122.2688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3981&lon=-122.2688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7754H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7754H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 377 total, 321 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73DYC34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYC34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730606016009A

## Narrative

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

PSGR BECAME ALARMED,STEPPED ON L RUDDER.

## 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 SEA73DYC34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYC34), Jun 6, 1973: Piper PA-12 (N7754H), Sandy, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7754H (1)

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

- [Accident 20200922016289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200922016289A), Sep 22, 2020: Piper PA-12 (N7754H), Pacific City, OR, Substantial damage. Normal approach to landing with light and variable winds. Pilot did not notice or feel as though anything was abnormal. On touch down they had a slight bounce…

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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