# Accident 20260909012199A: Piper PA-18-150, Moses Lake, WA, September 9, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2026, 17:30 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0291° N, 119.3173° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0291&lon=-119.3173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9678P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9678P) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O320-A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 45 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260909012199A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A SAND DUNE IN POTHOLES RESERVOIR. TOUCHED DOWN ON A BERM JUST IN FRONT OF THE PLACE HE WAS SHOOTING FOR, WHICH LAUNCHED THE AIRCRAFT UP THEN CAME DOWN, HITTING ITS NOSE THEN FLIPPING OVER.

## 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 WPR26LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA336), Sep 10, 2026: Piper PA-18-150 (N9678P), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N9678P (1)

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

- [Incident 20190817008139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190817008139I), Aug 17, 2019: Piper PA-18-150 (N9678P), Orchard Lake, MI, Minor damage. A seaplane landed on upper straits lake then struck an anchored pontoon boat.

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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