# Accident 19740519013869A: Piper PA18, Winslow, ME, May 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1974
- Place: Winslow, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.5534° N, 69.6085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winslow, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5534&lon=-69.6085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1473C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1473C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 788 total, 0 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DNC44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740519013869A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC74DNC44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC44), May 19, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N1473C), Winslow, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1473C (2)

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

- [Incident 20170818020699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170818020699I), Aug 18, 2017: Piper PA-18 (N1473C), Carry Falls, NY, Minor damage. Upon landing on the beach at Carry Falls reservoir, NY, the aircraft experienced a sand bar causing the aircraft to flip onto its back causing minor damage to…
- [Accident 19831124058539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831124058539A), Nov 24, 1983: Piper PA18 (N1473C), Great Pond, ME, Substantial damage. Aircraft contacted ground and stopped upright when pilot was on a deer spotting flight.

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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