# Accident 19740203005859A: Piper PA18, Wabasha, MN, February 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1974
- Place: Wabasha, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 44.3713° N, 92.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wabasha, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3713&lon=-92.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1864P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74AK046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740203005859A

## Narrative

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

WAVED TO PERS AT MARINA.LOST CONTROL IN TURN.

## 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 MKC74AK046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK046), Feb 3, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N1864P), Wabasha, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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