# NTSB SEA79DYM56: Tailwind W-8, N1416, Goldendale, WA, August 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1979
- Place: Goldendale, WA · GOLDENDALE, WA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYM56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2447   79/8/2    GOLDENDALE,WA       TAILWIND W-8        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 557
        TIME - 1445                    N1416               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 248 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THE DALLES,OR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- SEARCHING FOR LOST DOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1416](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1416-2009-06-30), registration cancelled 2009-06-30, S/N A-1416-1, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAILWIND W-8
- Registry model: [Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/tailwind-w-8) (registry code 97902G6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790802023859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802023859A), Aug 2, 1979: Amtrwt TAILWINDW8, Goldendale, WA, Substantial damage. Elected to make a landing in farm field. Acft flipped over in soft ground.

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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