# Accident 20080806841979A: Lyons Robert NAVAJO HKS, August 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2008, 16:50 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8000° N, 119.8000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8000&lon=-119.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1762C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1762C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lyons Robert NAVAJO HKS (registry code 05903LC, https://openairdocs.org/model/lyons-robert-navajo-hks) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: HKS 700E (registry code 33777, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hks-700e) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 64 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080806841979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN A LYONS ROBER NAVAJO HKS AN EXPERIMENTAL WEIGHT SHIFT POWERED GLIDER. THEY DEPARTED THE CHELAN WA (S10) AIRPORT AT ABOUT 1630 DEPARTING TOWARDS THE EAST. THEY CROSSED THE RIDGELINE ONTO THE PLATEAU EAST OF CHELAN NEAR MANSFIELD, WA. THEY NOTICED TWO MICRO BURSTS IN THE AREA WHERE THEY INTENDED TO PRACTICE. THEY APPLIED FULL POWER AND TURNED TO AVOID THE AREA WITH THE MICRO BURSTS. THEY WERE HEADING BACK TOWARDS THE CHELAN AIRPORT WHEN THEY STARTED TO ENCOUNTER TURBULENCE OVER THE RIDGE AT ABOUT 3800 (800 FEET AGL). THEY DECIDED TO DIVERT TO THE MANSFIELD WA AIRPORT. WHEN TURNING TOWARDS MANSFIELD THEY OBSERVED MICRO BURSTS ALONG THEIR PATH. THEY ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND NOSE OVER.

## 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 SEA08CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA172), Aug 7, 2008: Lyons Navajo HKS (N1762C), Waterville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was a microburst condition.

## Other reports on N1762C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180311002259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180311002259A), Mar 11, 2018: Lyons Robert NAVAJO HKS (N1762C), Arlington, WA, Substantial damage. On March 11, 2018 at, or about, 1530 local time the aircraft was landing on runway 29 at Arlington municipal airport (kawo). The aircraft touched down just…

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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