# Accident 20000625012649A: Piper PA18A150, Ephrata, WA, June 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2000, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Airport: Ephrata Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2709° N, 119.5898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2709&lon=-119.5898&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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000625012649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA00LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA114), Jun 25, 2000: Piper PA-18A-150 (N6775B), Ephrata, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.

## Other reports on N6775B (1)

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

- [Accident 19850517018179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850517018179A), May 17, 1985: Piper PA18A150 (N6775B), Ephrata, WA, Substantial damage. The aircraft taxied into N1764 which was parked. The pilot had just dropped a glider tow on the ramp.

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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