# Accident 20100821041899A: Finberg Ken ULTRACRUISE, Canby, OR, August 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2010, 12:00 local time
- Place: Canby, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2075° N, 122.6692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2075&lon=-122.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N524DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N524DF-2023-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Finberg Kenneth Dale ULTRACRUISER (registry code 05902SZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/finberg-kenneth-dale-ultracruiser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FINBERG KEN ULTRACRUISE
- Reported engine: GLOBAL 7892
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 68 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA419) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100821041899A

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE FROM MULINO TO LENHARTS AIRPORT, PILOT REACHED APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET MSL WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD BUT HIT A FENCE JUST PRIOR TO LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ELEVATOR.  OTHER DAMAGE FROM THE EMERGENCY LANDING INCLUDES: LANDING GEAR BENT, WRINKLING IN THE WINGS, SPARK PLUG WIRES OFF.

## 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 WPR10LA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA419), Aug 21, 2010: Hummel / Finberg Ultra Cruiser (N524DF), Canby, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to low cylinder compression.

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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