# Accident 19730808024369A: Piper PA18S125, Pritchett, CO, August 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1973
- Place: Pritchett, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.3700° N, 102.8587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pritchett, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3700&lon=-102.8587&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8438Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8438Y) (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 PA18S125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,032 total, 489 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730808024369A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING BUNDLE FEED.

## 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 DEN74FTE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE17), Aug 8, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N8438Y), Pritchett, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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