# Accident 19800413009009A: Piper PA18, Pullman, WA, April 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1980, 12:50 local time
- Place: Pullman, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7331° N, 117.1683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pullman, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7331&lon=-117.1683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7149K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7149K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 18 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DYP18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYP18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800413009009A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 SEA80DYP18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYP18), Apr 13, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N7149K), Pullman, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7149K (1)

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

- [Incident 19790211006759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211006759I), Feb 11, 1979: Piper PA18 (N7149K), Pullman, WA, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on rollout. Struck snowbank on runway side.

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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