# NTSB SEA82DA130: Cessna 175, N7694M, Sunnyside, WA, July 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: July 24, 1982, 21:50 local (Jul 25, 1982, 04:50 UTC)
- Place: Sunnyside, WA
- Coordinates: 46.439903, -119.910118 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4399&lon=-119.9101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA130
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72761/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA130

## 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

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent - normal
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7694M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 55994
- Airframe hours: 1639
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 50; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820724031999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820724031999A), Jul 24, 1982: Cessna 175, Sunnyside, WA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route at night. Landed in a hay field and nosed over in a ditch. No fuel at departure airport.

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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