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FAA accident report · Tessie AVID FLYER · Hillsboro, OR · December 30, 2006

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Date
December 30, 2006 · 10:45 local
Place
Hillsboro, OR
Airport
Starks Twin Oaks Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N93TT
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA07LA040
Reported as
Tessie Avidflyer
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582UL
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
333 total137 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N93TTRegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2011 · Tessier Thomas G AVID FLYERS/N 1134D · Built 1993Airframe modelTessier Thomas G AVID FLYEREngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N93TT departed Hillsboro airport (khio) flight to newberg (K17S). 7 minutes later pilot radioed Hillsboro tower and reported engine cutting out and was attempting to return to khio. Next N93TT pilot radio transmission indicated that engine had quit and he would attempt to land at Twin Oaks air park (K7S3). Last radio transmission, mic was open for a few seconds then could hear pilot say "oh***" then silence. A helicopter in the area attempted to find the aircraft but reported to Hillsboro tower that the area was "socked in" and could not find downed aircraft. A Washington county police officer reported heavy fog throughout the area while he was attempting to locate the downed aircraft. Short time later a helicopter located 93TT upside down in a field 1 mile west of Twin Oaks air park. (Weather report on FAA form 8020-9 khio METAR 301845Z 0000KT 10SM clr 03/01 A3041). Statement from dairy farmer was that fog was thick and all the way to the ground. Fog lifted shortly after the accident and the area could be seen from his house.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N93TT DEPARTED HILLSBORO AIRPORT (KHIO) FLIGHT TO NEWBERG (K17S). 7 MINUTES LATER PILOT RADIOED HILLSBORO TOWER AND REPORTED ENGINE CUTTING OUT AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO KHIO. NEXT N93TT PILOT RADIO TRANSMISSION INDICATED THAT ENGINE HAD QUIT AND HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO LAND AT TWIN OAKS AIR PARK (K7S3). LAST RADIO TRANSMISSION, MIC WAS OPEN FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN COULD HEAR PILOT SAY "OH***" THEN SILENCE. A HELICOPTER IN THE AREA ATTEMPTED TO FIND THE AIRCRAFT BUT REPORTED TO HILLSBORO TOWER THAT THE AREA WAS "SOCKED IN" AND COULD NOT FIND DOWNED AIRCRAFT. A WASHINGTON COUNTY POLICE OFFICER REPORTED HEAVY FOG THROUGHOUT THE AREA WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE THE DOWNED AIRCRAFT. SHORT TIME LATER A HELICOPTER LOCATED 93TT UPSIDE DOWN IN A FIELD 1 MILE WEST OF TWIN OAKS AIR PARK. (WEATHER REPORT ON FAA FORM 8020-9 KHIO METAR 301845Z 0000KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A3041). STATEMENT FROM DAIRY FARMER WAS THAT FOG WAS THICK AND ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND. FOG LIFTED SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND THE AREA COULD BE SEEN FROM HIS HOUSE.

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 SEA07LA040Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHillsboro, ORThe loss of engine power during maneuvering flight due to carburetor icing, and inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors were the ambient weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing and fog.Dec 30, 2006 · Substantial damage