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SEA83LA173

1983-08-10 · BAKER, Oregon, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BKE

Current FAA registration · N14332

Make / Model
PIPER PA-18-150
Year of manufacture
1974 · 9 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19740517
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0B0B1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT SAID THE ACFT VEERED 180 DEGREES, HIT A DEPRESSION AND THEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RWY 30 WHICH WAS CLOSED FOR RESURFACING. THE X'S HAD BEEN MOVED 50 FT OFF THE CENTERLINE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT LEFT LANDING GEAR DROPPED OFF THE EDGE OF THE RWY BREAKING THE LEFT GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_SEA83LA173.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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