# NTSB SEA81DYP38: Cessna 150, N3800V, Sunnyside, WA, September 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1981
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123989
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYP38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP38

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2710   81/9/4    SUNNYSIDE,WA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N3800V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNNYSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PASCO,WA                    RETURN                       SUNNYSIDE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- DRAINAGE DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3800V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3800V-2012-09-21), registration cancelled 2012-09-21, S/N 15076625, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sunnyside

## 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 19810904055379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810904055379A), Sep 4, 1981: Cessna 150M, Sunnyside, WA, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing roll. Ran off runway and nosed over in a ditch. Strong crosswind.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.