# Accident 20180320009689A: Pflugradt Douglas P KITFOX SUPERSPORT, Clatskanie, OR, March 20, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2018, 13:15 local time
- Place: Clatskanie, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0598° N, 123.2710° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0598&lon=-123.2710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N925DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N925DP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pflugradt Douglas P KITFOX SUPERSPORT (registry code 056328P, https://openairdocs.org/model/pflugradt-douglas-p-kitfox-supersport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PFLUGRADT DOUGLAS P KITFOX SUPERSPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,873 total, 1,296 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180320009689A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 LCL, PILOT DEPARTED PACIFIC CITY OR ENROUTE PEARSON FIELD WA. WHILE FOLLOWING COLUMBIA RIVER AT APPROX. 800 FT. AGL, PILOT ADVANCED POWER TO CLIMB AND EXPERIENCED NO POWER INCREASE. PILOT LANDED ON SAND BAR ON COLUMBIA RIVER. TIRES SUNK INTO WET SAND AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO IT'S BACK.

## 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 WPR18LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA111), Mar 20, 2018: Pflugradt Kitfox (N925DP), Clatskanie, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to an improperly secured throttle cable set screw.

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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