# NTSB SEA71DVQ17: Piper PA-18, N9016Y, Mckenzie Br., OR, March 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1971
- Place: Mckenzie Br., OR · MCKENZIE BR., OR
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DVQ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DVQ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1043  71/3/15    MCKENZIE BR.OREG    PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1425                    N9016Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      24, 2850 TOTAL HOURS, 77
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKENZIE BRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUGENE,OREG                 MCKENZIE BR.OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- AIM RPTD ARPT UNUSABLE IN WINTER.6 IN SNOW ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9016Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9016Y), registered now, S/N 18-8904, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (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: Mckenzie Bridge

## Other investigations on N9016Y (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 ANC93LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA163), Aug 31, 1993: Piper PA-18-150 (N9016Y), Victory, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKE SYSTEM. FACTOR WAS THE INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOPING BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.
- [NTSB ANC79DA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA030), Jan 13, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N9016Y), Cantwell, 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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