# Accident 19730614014829A: Piper PA18S125, Black Forest, CO, June 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1973
- Place: Black Forest, CO
- Airport: Black Forest Port
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.0130° N, 104.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Black Forest, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0130&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9149D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9149D-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18S125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 545 total, 122 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FTE87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE87) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730614014829A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PLTS FIRST SOLO FLT.IMPROPER OPN OF FLT CTLS.

## 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 DEN73FTE87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE87), Jun 14, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N9149D), Black Forest, CO, destroyed

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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