# NTSB Accident WPR24LA099
> **PIPER PA-18A 150** · 2024-02-27 · Dallesport, WA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR24LA099
- **Event ID:** 20240304193877
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-02-27
- **Location:** Dallesport, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.618529, -121.16719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18A 150
- **Registration:** N518SW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to disengage the ignition prior to moving the propeller by hand resulting in the inadvertent starting of the engine.

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