# Accident 19740821027809A: Piper PA18S125, Tetonia, ID, August 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1974
- Place: Tetonia, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.8146° N, 111.1587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tetonia, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8146&lon=-111.1587&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6509C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6509C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75DYA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740821027809A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 SEA75DYA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYA13), Aug 21, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N6509C), Tetonia, ID, 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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