# Accident 19970906025519A: Piper PA18150, Harrah, WA, September 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1997
- Place: Harrah, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 46.3997° N, 120.6395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3997&lon=-120.6395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2349J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2349J-1998-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906025519A

## Narrative

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

(.19) SEE NTSB #SEA97LA203

## 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 SEA97LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA203), Sep 6, 1997: Piper PA-18-150 (N2349J), Harrah, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a transmission wire while on final approach. A factor was a 40-foot high transmission wire located approximately 20 feet from the end of the airstrip.

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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