# Accident 19810717042539A: Piper STCPA36, Moses Lake, WA, July 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1981, 09:00 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.1279° N, 119.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moses Lake, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1279&lon=-119.2764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57611 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA36
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,525 total, 400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYP27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717042539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED ON ROLLOUT DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 SEA81DYP27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP27), Jul 17, 1981: Piper PA-36 (N57611), Moses Lake, WA, destroyed

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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