# Accident 19950815046969A: Piper PA18150, Owyhee, OR, August 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1995, 10:30 local time
- Place: Owyhee, OR
- Airport: Owyhee Reservoir State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9593° N, 117.3595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9593&lon=-117.3595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6854P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6854P-2012-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (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 O360C2E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 643 total, 150 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950815046969A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER BACK TAXIING ON DIRT STRIP. FAILED TO NOTE TAIL COMING UP.

## 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 SEA95LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA184), Aug 15, 1995: Piper PA-18-150 (N6854P), Owyhee, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS DIVERSION OF ATTENTION.

## Other reports on N6854P (2)

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

- [Accident 20041106029179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041106029179A), Nov 6, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N6854P), Mesa, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Pilot w/one pax departed runway 4L at Mesa, AZ Falcon field (ffz). Aircraft was observed by several witnesses and home video show a high angle of attack…
- [Accident 19851110061369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851110061369A), Nov 10, 1985: Piper PA18150 (N6854P), Buffalo, SD, Substantial damage. Impacted ground while maneuvering at low altitude in IFR conditions searching for lost hunters. Pilot intoxicated.

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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