# NTSB DEN74DTC10: Piper PA-18, N7101K, Rocky Point, WY, August 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1973
- Place: Rocky Point, WY · ROCKY POINT, WY
- Location: 44.9072° N, 105.0955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockypoint, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9072&lon=-105.0955&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189177
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTC10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2514  73/8/16    ROCKY POINT,WYO     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 537
        TIME - 1840                    N7101K              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKY POINT,WYO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7101K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7101K-2021-01-30), registration cancelled 2021-01-30, S/N 18-317, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730816026119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730816026119A), Aug 16, 1973: Piper PA18, Rocky Point, WY, Substantial damage

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.

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