# Accident 19731117037009A: Piper PA18105SPEC, Talkeetna, AK, November 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1973
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215T-2019-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105SPEC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG79) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731117037009A

## Narrative

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

LET DWN INTO VALLEY AT MIN RPM TO LOW ALT.PWR APPLIED,ENG FALTERED,ACFT STALLED

## 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 ANC74DAG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG79), Nov 17, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N215T), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N215T (1)

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

- [Accident 20190330002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190330002189A), Mar 30, 2019: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (N215T), Ocean City, WA, Substantial damage. PIC stated he experienced engine problems 3 miles east of Ocean City, WA. Engine was hesitating/sputtering. Applied and removed carb heat to try to remedy the…

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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