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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18-150 · Moses Lake, WA · September 10, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
September 9, 2026, 17:30 local (Sep 10, 2026, 00:30 UTC)
Place
Moses Lake, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9678PPiper PA-18-150
Defining event
Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Parties
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA report
20260909012199A
Case key
203801

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Aircraft

Registration
N9678P
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18-7509019
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Departed
WT18 · Moses Lake, WA
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
NA

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