# NTSB OAK70DXQ19: Piper PA-18, N8678D, Elko, NV, June 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1970
- Place: Elko, NV · ELKO, NV
- Location: 40.8381° N, 115.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elko, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8381&lon=-115.7678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70DXQ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DXQ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2683  70/6/21    ELKO,NEV            PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1940                    N8678D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKO,NEV                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND-PROPPING,MAGS ON.HIT PIPER PA-23,N5484Y.PAXIN REAR SEAT SECURED ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8678D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8678D-2022-03-24), registration cancelled 2022-03-24, S/N 18-6282, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elko Muni

## Other investigations on N8678D (2)

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 ANC92LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA021), Dec 20, 1991: Piper PA-18 (N8678D), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
- [NTSB ANC85LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA022), Nov 17, 1984: Piper PA-18A 150 (N8678D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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.

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