# Accident 20131117022909A: Duncan Richard S C, Lakeside, OR, November 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2013, 14:05 local time
- Place: Lakeside, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5931° N, 124.1889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5931&lon=-124.1889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1445P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1445P-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Duncan Richard S C (registry code 0561607, https://openairdocs.org/model/duncan-richard-s-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DUNCAN RICHARD S C
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 679 total, 2 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131117022909A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/17/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 PST, PIC AND PASSENGER DEPARTED LAKESIDE AIRPPORT (9S3) FOR PART 91 FLIGHT.  APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER.  THE PIC REPORTED THAT HE ATTEMPTED RE START THE AIRCRAFT SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS.  THE PIC SURVEYED AND LOCATED AN ACCEPTABLE LANDING SPOT ON THE BEACH ADJACENT TO EEL CREEK CAMPGROUND SOUTH OF LAKESIDE, OR.  DURING DESCENT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SAND DUNE AND CAME TO AN ABRIPUT STOP APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE DUNE.

## 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 WPR14LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA055), Nov 17, 2013: Richard S Duncan Avid Flyer (N1445P), Lakeside, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/owner’s failure to comply with the engine manufacturer’s maintenance guidance, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to the fracture failure of the plastic drive gear for the…

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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