# Accident 19870730080749A: Cessna 182A, Sunnyside, WA, July 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1987, 20:20 local time
- Place: Sunnyside, WA
- Airport: Sunnyside Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4408° N, 119.9099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4408&lon=-119.9099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6133B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6133B-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 82 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870730080749A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH. NOSED OVER INVERTED. SUN IN PILOTS EYES.

## 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 SEA87LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA153), Jul 31, 1987: Cessna 182A (N6133B), Sunnyside, 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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