# Accident 19850517018179A: Piper PA18A150, Ephrata, WA, May 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Airport: Ephrata Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3081° N, 119.5169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPHRATA MUNI (EPH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3081&lon=-119.5169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6775B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6775B) (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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total, 24 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850517018179A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO N1764 WHICH WAS PARKED. THE PILOT HAD JUST DROPPED A GLIDER TOW ON THE RAMP.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6775B (1)

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

- [Accident 20000625012649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000625012649A), Jun 25, 2000: Piper PA18A150 (N6775B), Ephrata, WA, No damage. (-23) Pilot lost control during landing and ground looped aircraft.

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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