# Accident 19730923033489A: Piper PA18A150, Arlington, WA, September 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1973
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Canaday
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7474D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7474D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 523 total, 106 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730923033489A

## Narrative

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

PLT STARTED GLIDER TOW WITH FUEL SELECTOR ON NEAR EMPTY TANK.GLIDER RELEASED AND LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 SEA74DYE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE18), Sep 23, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N7474D), Arlington, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7474D (1)

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

- [Incident 20080524840111I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080524840111I), May 24, 2008: Piper PA18A (N7474D), Arlington, WA, No damage. (-23) Tow plane and glider taking off on grass strip, tow plane pilot saw helicopter on taxi way hovering, tow plane veered left to avoid helicopter the glider…

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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