# Accident 19730813026539A: Piper PA18A, Mud Lake, ID, August 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1973
- Place: Mud Lake, ID
- Airport: Mud Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 43.8429° N, 112.4795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mud Lake, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8429&lon=-112.4795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3707A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3707A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730813026539A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING HAY. FLEW INTO WIRES AVOIDING TREES.

## 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 SEA74DYA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYA08), Aug 13, 1973: Piper PA-18A (N3707A), Mud Lake, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3707A (1)

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

- [Accident 19760125001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760125001329A), Jan 25, 1976: Piper PA18A (N3707A), Idaho Falls, ID, 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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