# Accident 19730608014179A: Piper PA18150, Minto, ND, June 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1973
- Place: Minto, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 48.2924° N, 97.3730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minto, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2924&lon=-97.3730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8999D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8999D) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 739 total, 281 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DTG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DTG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730608014179A

## Narrative

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

LWR PART OF WINDSHIELD HIT WIRES.END SWATH LOOKING DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN.

## 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 MKC73DTG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DTG20), Jun 8, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N8999D), Minto, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8999D (1)

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

- [Incident 19780401008289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780401008289I), Apr 1, 1978: Piper PA18 (N8999D), Anchorage, AK. Aircraft struck snowbank along side of runway after landing.

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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