# Accident 19910626035879A: Piper PA18150, Yakima, WA, June 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1991, 10:49 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Yakima Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5408° N, 120.7593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5408&lon=-120.7593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7369D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7369D-2012-07-09) (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 PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910626035879A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING THE TAIL WHEEL PA18. CFI FAILED TO RECOVER SWERVE PRIOR GROUND LOOPING.

## 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 SEA91LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA201), Jun 26, 1991: Piper PA-18-150 (N7369D), Yakima, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE PRIVATE PILOT AND FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO PERFORM REMEDIAL ACTION.

## Other reports on N7369D (1)

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

- [Accident 19780711028509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711028509A), Jul 11, 1978: Piper PA18S125 (N7369D), Withrow, WA, Substantial damage. Plt claimed pwr loss. No eng malfunction found. Hit pipe beside r

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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