# Accident 19780711028509A: Piper PA18S125, Withrow, WA, July 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1978
- Place: Withrow, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.7049° N, 119.8087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Withrow, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7049&lon=-119.8087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7369D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7369D-2012-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 140 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711028509A

## Narrative

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

PLT CLAIMED PWR LOSS. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND. HIT PIPE BESIDE R

## 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 SEA78DYP39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP39), Jul 11, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N7369D), Withrow, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7369D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910626035879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910626035879A), Jun 26, 1991: Piper PA18150 (N7369D), Yakima, WA, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control on landing the tail wheel PA18. CFI failed to recover swerve prior ground looping.

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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