- Date
- May 17, 1984, 17:30 local (May 18, 1984, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ephrata, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6775BPiper PA-18A-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40160
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was returning from his third aerial tow. After releasing the tow rope while on the ramp, the plt was making clearing turns to avoid parked acft. The tow plane's parked unoccupied acft. The acft then pivoted into the mid portion of the right wing with the propeller.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6775B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-5008
- Airframe hours
- 5,562
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Seattle Glider Council, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 2, 1985 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- EPH · Ephrata, WA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 73
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,280 total · 24 in this make and model · 1,253 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EPH
Other investigations on N6775B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.