ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379502
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| Date: | Thursday 17 May 1984 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Seattle Glider Council, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6775B |
| MSN: | 18-5008 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5562 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ephrata, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ephrata, WA (KEPH) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA85LA116
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 June 2000 | N6775B | Seattle Glider Council Inc. | 0 | EPHRATA, Washington | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 06:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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