# NTSB SEA75DYG16: Piper PA-18, N3297B, Coulee City, WA, January 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1975
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0154  75/1/20    COULEE CITY,WA      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 218
        TIME - 1039                    N3297B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COULEE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHELAN,WA                   EPHRATA,WA                   COULEE CITY,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 1 FT SNOW ON RWY.PLT TRIED GO ARND ABT 10FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3297B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3297B), registered now, S/N 18-3299 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (registry code 7101822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coulee City

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750120000799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750120000799A), Jan 20, 1975: Piper PA18A135, Coulee City, WA, Substantial damage. 1 Ft snow on rwy. Plt tried go arnd abt 10FT AGL.

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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