# Accident 19790802023859A: Amtrwt TAILWINDW8, Goldendale, WA, August 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1979, 14:45 local time
- Place: Goldendale, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8191° N, 120.8234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldendale, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8191&lon=-120.8234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1416, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1416-2009-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tailwind W-8 (registry code 97902G6, https://openairdocs.org/model/tailwind-w-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT TAILWINDW8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 557 total, 208 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYM56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802023859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ELECTED TO MAKE A LANDING IN FARM FIELD. ACFT FLIPPED OVER IN SOFT GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA79DYM56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM56), Aug 2, 1979: Tailwind W-8 (N1416), Goldendale, WA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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