# Accident 19730904029039A: Piper PA18150, Palmer, AK, September 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1973
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5994Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5994Z) (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 PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730904029039A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED FLT.GEAR COLLAPSE ON SUBSEQUENT LDG.

## 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 ANC74DAG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG39), Sep 4, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N5994Z), Palmer, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5994Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19980629015279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980629015279A), Jun 29, 1998: Piper PA18150 (N5994Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Ran off left side runway as power was applied for takeoff. Unable show medical or license. P factor not controlled. (From .4) the certificated commercial pilot…

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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