# Accident 20090407004429A: Hiller SIXCHUTERLEG, Vancouver, WA, April 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2009, 18:09 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7319° N, 122.7067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7319&lon=-122.7067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16503, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16503-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller Tim M SIXCHUTER LEGEND (registry code 05902KN, https://openairdocs.org/model/hiller-tim-m-sixchuter-legend) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582E (registry code 55557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER SIXCHUTERLEG
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 25 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090407004429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WITH TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED FROM THE PILOT'S YARD.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WENT THROUGH A NEIGHBOR'S FENCE AND CRASHED INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S GARAGE.  PHONE MESSAGES HAVE BEEN LEFT WITH THE PILOT'S WIFE OF 4/14/2009 AND ON VOICEMAIL ON 5/5/2009.  NO RESPONSE FROM THE PILOT.  ITEM 13, TOTAL AIRFRAME HOURS; ITEM 29; ITEM 31; HOURS MAKE AND MODEL, HOURS LAST 90 DAYS AND TOTAL HOURS NOT AVAILABLE.  AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, AN AMENDED 8020-23 MAY BE COMPLETED.  AMENDED -23, IN PILOT STATEMENTS TO THE NTSB, THE PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF WITH "INADEQUATE LIFT ON A SHORT RUNWAY".  THE PILOT SAID HE EXPERIENCED AN "INABILITY TO CLIMB".

## 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 WPR09CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA188), Apr 8, 2009: Hiller Sixchuter Legend XL (N16503), Vancouver, WA, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain/maintain adequate airspeed to become airborne within the distance available for takeoff.

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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