47.3081° N, 119.5169° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at EPHRATA MUNI (EPH), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 23, 1988 · 11:20 local
Place
Ephrata, WA
Airport
Ephrata Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4871A
Reported as
Piper PA18A150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total10 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During takeoff roll aircraft hit a pipe which was laying on runway. Pipe caused student pilot to veer off runway.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AIRCRAFT HIT A PIPE WHICH WAS LAYING ON RUNWAY. PIPE CAUSED STUDENT PILOT TO VEER OFF RUNWAY.