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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar 108-1 · Spray, OR · September 14, 1998

Date: September 14, 1998 · 14:15 local
Place: Spray, OR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8666K
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA98LA177
Reported as: Univar 1081
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 417 total115 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N8666KRegistered now · Universal Stinson 108-1S/N 108-1666 Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 108-1 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Acft engine was running rough and the pilot attempted to make and emergency landing, the acft struck power lines before landing. (-23)on September 14, 1998, at approx. 1405 PDT, Mr. Tom buce, owner and pilot of N8666K, departed lands inn airport (44'36"n 199'34"w) enroute to Spray, Oregon (44'39"n 119'47.5"n) to attend a funeral. During descent to land in Spray, the pilot said that the engine began to run rough. He also noticed that the field that he normally used for landing had recently been plowed. He selected an alternate airfield, which had power lines across the approach end. Pilot stated that he became fixated and struck the power lines, lost control of the aircraft, and crashed in the field. The aircraft suffered substantial damage, and the pilot received only minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AND EMERGENCY LANDING, THE ACFT STRUCK POWER LINES BEFORE LANDING. (-23)ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1998, AT APPROX. 1405 PDT, MR. TOM BUCE, OWNER AND PILOT OF N8666K, DEPARTED LANDS INN AIRPORT (44'36"N 199'34"W) ENROUTE TO SPRAY, OREGON (44'39"N 119'47.5"N) TO ATTEND A FUNERAL. DURING DESCENT TO LAND IN SPRAY, THE PILOT SAID THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FIELD THAT HE NORMALLY USED FOR LANDING HAD RECENTLY BEEN PLOWED. HE SELECTED AN ALTERNATE AIRFIELD, WHICH HAD POWER LINES ACROSS THE APPROACH END. PILOT STATED THAT HE BECAME FIXATED AND STRUCK THE POWER LINES, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND CRASHED IN THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA98LA177Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpray, ORA partial loss of engine power, and the pilot's subsequent misjudgment of clearance with a transmission wire during a precautionary landing approach. The reason for the power loss was not determined; however, the pilot reported that it was not of a mechanical…Sep 14, 1998 · Substantial damage