# Accident 20071031824159A: Dyesam RANSS12AIRLE, Cottage Grove, OR, October 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2007, 16:24 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7997° N, 123.0289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7997&lon=-123.0289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2161Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2161Y-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dye Sam J RANS S-12 AIRAILE (registry code 05624U4, https://openairdocs.org/model/dye-sam-j-rans-s-12-airaile) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DYESAM RANSS12AIRLE
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071031824159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AFTER TAEKOFF AT 2500 FEET AGL THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET IN LENGTH. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON AN ABRUPT RISE IN THE FIELD APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE WEST END. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED, AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED FACING EAST. THE FOLLOWING MORNING APPROXIMATELY THREE GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL APPEARED TO BE CLEAR AND FREE OF DEBRIS. CONTROL CONTINUITY COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER WAS STRAIGHT WITH NO IMPACT MARKS.

## 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 SEA08CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA016), Oct 31, 2007: Dye Rans S-12 Airaile (N2161Y), Cottage Grove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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