# Accident 20180820011879A: Loomis John C RANS S-14, Brownsville, OR, August 20, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2018, 16:40 local time
- Place: Brownsville, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3578° N, 122.9178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3578&lon=-122.9178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Loomis John C RANS S-14 (registry code 05902I6, https://openairdocs.org/model/loomis-john-c-rans-s-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOOMIS JOHN C RANS S-14
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18TA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18TA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180820011879A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 04, 2019, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOTED AIRCRAFT N7622M, 1959 CESSNA 175, SN: 55922, FROM AUGUSTA, GA (KDNL) IN ROUTE TO BOONE, NC.  APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND, EVENTUALLY QUIT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAFETY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A PASTURE CLOSE TO EDGEFIELD, SC.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OR THE PASSENGER.  ALTHOUGH THE PLANE LANDED SAFELY, IT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE LEFT WING STRIKING A POWER POLE DAMAGING THE FORWARD AND AFT SPARS.

## 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 WPR18TA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18TA238), Aug 20, 2018: Rans S14 (N140JL), Brownsville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, loss of control, and impact with terrain.

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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