# Accident 20090829017819A: Sixchu AMERICANSPIR, Brownsville, OR, August 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2009, 15:05 local time
- Place: Brownsville, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3958° N, 122.9853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3958&lon=-122.9853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9184F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9184F-2018-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Six-Chuter AMERICAN SPIRIT (registry code 05901TZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/six-chuter-american-spirit) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIXCHU AMERICANSPIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 479 total, 479 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA426) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090829017819A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON VFR APPROACH TO LANDING WITH NUMEROUS OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA, THE PILOT, LANDING TO THE EAST IN THE EARLY MORNING, WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN.  PILOT LOST HIS SITUATIONAL AWARENESS CAUSING IMPACT WITH HIGH TENSION POWER LINES FIFTY FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.  PILOT POSSESSES A SPORT PILOT LICENSE.  TOTAL AIRFRAME HOURS IN AN ESTIMATED TIME BASED ON THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT'S FLIGHT HOURS.

## 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 WPR09LA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA426), Aug 29, 2009: Six-Chuter American Spirit (N9184F), Brownsville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines.

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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