# NTSB SEA69A0019: Piper PA-18, N2889P, Sunnyside, WA, September 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1968
- Place: Sunnyside, WA · SUNNYSIDE, WA
- Location: 46.3157° N, 120.0056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunnyside, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3157&lon=-120.0056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69A0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69A0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4695   68/9/5    SUNNYSIDE,WASH      PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N2889P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNNYSIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- PLT DOING SIMULATED AG PASSES AND TURNS.NO PREVIOUS AG APPLICATION OR TRAINING EXPERIENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2889P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2889P-1970-11-17), registration cancelled 1970-11-17, S/N 18-4487, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sunnyside

## Other investigations on N2889P (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 SEA66F0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0006), Jun 27, 1965: Piper PA-18A (N2889P), Sunnyside, WA, 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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