# Accident 20080831844769A: LOEHLEP40, Oregon City, OR, August 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2008, 12:14 local time
- Place: Oregon City, OR
- Airport: Aeroacres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3128° N, 122.6086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3128&lon=-122.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N510JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N510JW-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wasson John LOEHLE P-40 (registry code 05617Y8, https://openairdocs.org/model/wasson-john-loehle-p-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOEHLEP40
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 36 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080831844769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LEFT AERO ACRES AIRPORT AND FLEW FOR 45 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE LANDED AT A FARM TO SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.  THE PILOT REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT AND CHECKED THE CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT.  HE THEN PRECEDED TO TAKE OFF IN THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FARM AND HEADED NORTH TOWARD THE AIRPORT.  THE ENGINE OF THE AIRCRAFT THEN QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE, STRUCK A TREE, AND LANDED IN A POND.

## 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 SEA08LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA193), Aug 31, 2008: Wasson Loehle Loehle P-40 (N510JW), Oregon City, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of total engine power due to a cold seizure.

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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