# NTSB SEA67F0251: Piper PA-18A, N2495P, Moses Lake, WA, February 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1967
- Place: Moses Lake, WA · MOSES LAKE, WA
- Location: 47.1279° N, 119.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moses Lake, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1279&lon=-119.2764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67F0251
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0251

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0447   67/2/7    MOSES LAKE,WASH     PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 700
        TIME - 1630                    N2495P              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT LANDED ON UNUSED ROAD COVERED WITH DEEP GRAVEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2495P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2495P-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 18-4304, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18S-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18s-150) (registry code 7101832) (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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