# Accident 19740926033489A: Piper PA18A, Friend, OR, September 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1974
- Place: Friend, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 45.3468° N, 121.2673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3468&lon=-121.2673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1456C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1456C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 135 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75DYC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYC17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740926033489A

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED ATTN WHILE SPOTTING DEER AT LOW ALT.

## 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 SEA75DYC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYC17), Sep 26, 1974: Piper PA-18A (N1456C), Friend, OR, 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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