# Accident 19830524021879A: Piper PA18A, Touchet, WA, May 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1983, 14:04 local time
- Place: Touchet, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4093° N, 118.9008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4093&lon=-118.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8576C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8576C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830524021879A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER IN SOFT GROUND LANDING IN A FARM FIELD.

## 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 SEA83LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA108), May 24, 1983: Piper PA18-150 (N8576C), Touchet, WA, substantial damage

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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