# Accident 19931026040739A: Slinds 100180, Oregon City, OR, October 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1993, 17:25 local time
- Place: Oregon City, OR
- Airport: Fairways Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3202° N, 122.5197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3202&lon=-122.5197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3723X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3723X-1995-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100-180 (registry code 0140208, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 41 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931026040739A

## Narrative

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

LINED UP ON RUNWAY INTO WIND. KNEW POWER LINES ON APPROACH. UNABLE TO SEE DUE DUSK. STRUCK POWERLINES. 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 SEA94LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA020), Oct 27, 1993: Aero Commander AC-100-180 (N3723X), Oregon City, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TRANSMISSION WIRES. FACTORS INCLUDE LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DUSK, AND TRANSMISSION WIRES NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.

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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