# Accident 19870621078779A: Piper PA18135, Yakima, WA, June 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1987, 11:23 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Yakima Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5682° N, 120.5441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5682&lon=-120.5441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27039 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 552 total, 8 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870621078779A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 SEA87LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA120), Jun 21, 1987: Piper PA-18-135 (N27039), Yakima, 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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