# NTSB WPR26LA336: Piper PA-18-150, N9678P, Moses Lake, WA, September 10, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 9, 2026, 17:30 local (Sep 10, 2026, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Coordinates: 47.029107, -119.31729 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0291&lon=-119.3173&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA336
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203801/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA336

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-18-150, 83 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=7101828), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9678P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9678P), registered now, S/N 18-7509019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- 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
- Serial number: 18-7509019
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Departed: WT18, Moses Lake, WA
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: NA

## 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 20260909012199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260909012199A), Sep 9, 2026: Piper PA-18-150, Moses Lake, WA, Minor damage. Attempted landing on a sand dune in potholes reservoir. Touched down on a berm just in front of the place he was shooting for, which launched the aircraft up…

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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