# Accident 20140531007999A: Nebert Douglas D RV-10, Toledo, OR, May 31, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2014, 16:19 local time
- Place: Toledo, OR
- Airport: Newport Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6078° N, 123.9197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6078&lon=-123.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62DN-2016-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nebert Douglas D RV-10 (registry code 05629K3, https://openairdocs.org/model/nebert-douglas-d-rv-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NEBERT DOUGLAS D RV-10
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O 540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 829 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140531007999A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 31, 2014, ABOUT 1620 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A SINGLE-ENGINE EXPERIMENTAL NEBERT VANS RV-10,N62DN, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT WHILE THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING FOR A FORCED LANDING. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND FOUR-YEAR OLD PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED; THE ADULT PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED NEWPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEWPORT, OREGON WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.  WITNESSES LOCATED IN TOLEDO REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRPLANE FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE FROM THE NORTH. THE WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING NO SOUND FROM THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE AND SAW IT PROGRESSIVELY DESCEND IN ALTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE GEORGIA PACIFIC PAPER MILL AND MADE A STEEP TURN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A RAPID DESCENT AND IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A NOSE-LOW NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE.   THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED IN THE PAPER MILL ADJACENT TO THE YAQUINA RIVER IN TOLEDO, OREGON, WITH THE DEBRIS CONFINED TO THE IMMEDIATE AREA NEAR THE MAIN WRECKAGE.

## 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 WPR14FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA218), May 31, 2014: Nebert Vans RV-10 (N62DN), Toledo, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation because of a blocked fuel line that resulted from the pilot’s improper maintenance practices and the pilot’s subsequent failure to maintain…

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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