# Accident 19740713022649A: Viking KITTYHAWKB8, Laconia, NH, July 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1974
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Airport: Laconia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.5730° N, 71.4178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LACONIA MUNI (LCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5730&lon=-71.4178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N975M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N975M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Viking Flying Boat KITTY HAWK B-8 (registry code 9520104, https://openairdocs.org/model/viking-flying-boat-kitty-hawk-b-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VIKING KITTYHAWKB8
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,700 total, 550 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNC02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740713022649A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FLOAT EQUIPPED HAD COMPETE POWER LOSS.MADE EMERG LDG ON FARM,NOSED OVER.

## 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 NYC75FNC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNC02), Jul 13, 1974: Viking B-8 (N975M), Laconia, NH, 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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