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SEA84LA029

1983-12-29 · ROME, Oregon, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport REO

Current FAA registration · N1829A

Make / Model
PIPER PA-18A
Year of manufacture
1952 · 31 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19671205
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A14BAE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER IN THE SNOW DURING AN ENROUTE LANDING WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY. THE PLT HAD LANDED AT THIS ARPT A WEEK BEFORE. IN THE MEANWHILE THERE HAD ACCUMULATED 14 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE RWY. DURING THE ROLLOUT IN THIS SNOW THE ACFT SUDDENLY STOPPED AND NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_SEA84LA029.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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