# Accident 19900320011869A: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN, White City, OR, March 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1990, 13:15 local time
- Place: White City, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5605° N, 122.9205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5605&lon=-122.9205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N353FG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N353FG-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAVXX DH82AROBRTSN
- Reported engine: DHAVXX GIPSYMAJOR1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,844 total, 20 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900320011869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOW TURNING FINAL FOR PRIVATE STRIP. ADDED POWER TOO LATE. CLIPPED TREES AND CRASHED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA90LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA054), Mar 20, 1990: de Havilland DH 82A (N353FG), White City, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S DELAY IN TAKING REMEDIAL ACTION TO PREVENT AN UNDERSHOOT. HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH WERE RELATED FACTORS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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