# Accident 19740208002429A: Piper PA12, Blakely Isle, WA, February 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1974
- Place: Blakely Isle, WA
- Airport: Blakely Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 48.5790° N, 122.8263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLAKELY ISLAND (38WA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5790&lon=-122.8263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4043H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4043H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 6 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740208002429A

## Narrative

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

LNDD LONG,FAST,GRD LOOPED.STRUCK PARKED BEECH,CF-NTI,SUBSTL DMG.

## 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 SEA74DYE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE37), Feb 8, 1974: Piper PA-12 (N4043H), Blakely Isle, WA, 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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