# NTSB SEA76DYG41: Piper PA-22, N1484C, Sunnyside, WA, April 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1976
- Place: Sunnyside, WA · SUNNYSIDE, WA
- Location: 46.3157° N, 120.0056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunnyside, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3157&lon=-120.0056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG41-201329

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3620  76/4/10    SUNNYSIDE,WA        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N1484C              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUNNYSIDE,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      55
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPTS 30KT GUST UPSET ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1484C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1484C-1976-07-21), registration cancelled 1976-07-21, S/N 22-1216, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760410036449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760410036449A), Apr 10, 1976: Piper PA22135, Sunnyside, WA, Substantial damage. Plt rpts 30KT gust upset acft.

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.

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