# Accident 20080525834379A: Willia KOLBKOBRA, Jordan Valley, OR, May 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2008, 10:00 local time
- Place: Jordan Valley, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9511° N, 117.2819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9511&lon=-117.2819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49KK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49KK-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williamson John A KOLB KOLBRA (registry code 05612IW, https://openairdocs.org/model/williamson-john-a-kolb-kolbra) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIA KOLBKOBRA
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 15,514 total, 43 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080525834379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05-25-2008 A FLIGHT OF FOUR AIRCRAFT WERE OUT SIGHTSEEING IN THE GENERAL AREA. THE PILOTS WERE: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THREE OF THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE SKINNER RANCH (120R) AIRSTRIP WHILE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STAYED ALOFT AND CIRCLED THE STRIP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED IN THEIR "STATEMENTS" THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN A VERY LOW RIGHT HAND PATTERN PRIOR TO IMPACT. NOTE: AT THIS TIME, THE PILOTS REGULATORY CHECK RIDE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.

## 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 SEA08LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA138), May 25, 2008: Kolb Kolbra (N49KK), Jordan Valley, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering that led to a stall/mush.

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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