# NTSB SEA69D0185: Piper PA-18A, N6191D, Othello, WA, February 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1969
- Place: Othello, WA · OTHELLO, WA
- Location: 46.8233° N, 119.1619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Othello, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8233&lon=-119.1619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0185
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0185

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0706   69/2/9    OTHELLO,WASH        PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 320
        TIME - 1130                    N6191D              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- COYOTE HUNTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6191D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6191D), registered now, S/N 18-5485, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (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

## Other investigations on N6191D (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 SEA87LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA006), Oct 8, 1986: Piper PA-18-150 (N6191D), Petersburg, 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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