# NTSB OAK73AP035: Piper PA-18, N4075Z, Baker, NV, April 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1973
- Place: Baker, NV · BAKER, NV
- Location: 39.0187° N, 114.1210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baker, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0187&lon=-114.1210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73AP035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0704   73/4/9  NR.BAKER,NEV          PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 2381
        TIME - 1100                    N4075Z              PX-  0  1  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELY,NEV                     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
        REMARKS- COYOTE HUNTING.LOST CTL IN LOW STEEP TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4075Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4075Z-1980-09-11), registration cancelled 1980-09-11, S/N 18-8089 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730409009819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730409009819A), Apr 9, 1973: Piper PA18150, Baker, NV, Destroyed. Coyote hunting. Lost ctl in low steep turn.

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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