# Accident 19730820029289A: Airpts A9A, Stephen, MN, August 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1973
- Place: Stephen, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 48.4524° N, 96.8763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stephen, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4524&lon=-96.8763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8414V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8414V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9A (registry code 0144204, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 120 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DER06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730820029289A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED INTO TREES DUMPED LOAD TOO LATE.

## 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 MKC74DER06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER06), Aug 20, 1973: Callair A-9 (N8414V), Stephen, MN, 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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