# NTSB SEA67D0145: Piper PA-18, N1883P, Coulee City, WA, October 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1966
- Place: Coulee City, WA · COULEE CITY, WA
- Location: 47.6117° N, 119.2895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coulee City, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6117&lon=-119.2895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0145
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0145

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3888  66/10/11   COULEE CITY WASH    PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N1883P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- TOO RAPID ACCELERATION OF THROTTLE FOR TAKEOFF DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. ACFT OVERRAN RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1883P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1883P), registered now, S/N 18-4164, built 1955 (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

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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