# Accident 20100723039149A: Clark Rober RV-9A, Oregon City, OR, July 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2010, 13:40 local time
- Place: Oregon City, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2753° N, 122.5686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2753&lon=-122.5686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70720, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70720-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clark Robert L RV-9A (registry code 05615FC, https://openairdocs.org/model/clark-robert-l-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLARK ROBER RV-9A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR AERO SPORT POWER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 387 total, 387 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100723039149A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 23,2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 PDT, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AND A POWER LINE ADJACENT TO HWY 213 ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF OREGON CITY, OREGON.  THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS KILLED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY CONSUMED BY FIRE ANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR10LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA366), Jul 23, 2010: Clark RV-9A (N70720), Oregon City, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart with known mechanical anomalies and the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N70720 (1)

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

- [Incident 20050210001379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050210001379I), Feb 10, 2005: Amtr RV9A (N70720), Oregon City, OR, Minor damage. (-23) Slow approach to airport with power off. Attempted to flare and stalled just above the ground. Bent nose gear and damaged propeller.

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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