# Accident 19730610018379A: Piper PA12, Soldotna, AK, June 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1973
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 60.4853° N, 151.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soldotna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4853&lon=-151.0690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92527, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92527-2014-11-24) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 256 total, 251 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73DAH03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAH03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730610018379A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 ANC73DAH03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAH03), Jun 10, 1973: Piper PA-12 (N92527), Soldotna, AK, 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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