- Date
- July 24, 1982, 21:50 local (Jul 25, 1982, 04:50 UTC)
- Place
- Sunnyside, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7694MCessna 175
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820724031999A
- Case key
- 72761
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Analysis
When the pilot arrived on a flight from Sunnyside to the clark county airport, all fuel facilities were closed. He estimated that he had enough fuel to return and took off without refueling. About 12 miles from the Sunnyside airport, fuel exhaustion occurred. It was dark, but the pilot was familiar with the area and was able to select a grain field for a forced landing. During roll-out, the aircraft crossed a ditch, collapsing the nose gear, continued another 100 ft, and nosed over.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7694M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 55994
- Airframe hours
- 1,639
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Marlin O. Dayton
- Registered owner
- Marlin O. Dayton
- Departed
- 056 · Vancouver, WA
- Destination
- 155 · Sunnyside, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 300 in this make and model · 249 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 169 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.