# NTSB Accident SEA96LA189
> **Piper PA-18** · 1996-08-13 · EPHRATA, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA189
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06626
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-13
- **Location:** EPHRATA, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.270473, -119.589904
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N8109Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain proper alignment with the landing area (driveway) during the landing.  Factors relating to the accident were: the selection of an unsuitable area for landing, the reported turbulence during landing, and an encounter with a rock beside the landing area, while using heavy braking action.

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