# Accident 20190511004479A: Creswell, OR, May 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2019, 20:30 local time
- Place: Creswell, OR
- Airport: Hobby Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9308° N, 123.0067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOBBY FLD (77S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9308&lon=-123.0067&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190511004479A

## Narrative

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

NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS OPERATING HIS HOME-BUILT ULTRALIGHT (LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT - TRIKE) IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN OF HOBBY FIELD (77S) WHEN HE APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED TO CORRECTLY CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IN A TURN ON BASE LEG TO RUNWAY 34. VIDEO OF THE FLIGHT SHOWS THAT THE PILOT BANKED THE AIRCRAFT TO A 90 DEGREE ANGLE WHILE IN A LEFT HAND TURN TO A BASE LEG. THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE - APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, DESCENDED AND MADE INITIAL IMPACT INTO A 100 FOOT TALL FIR TREE AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY FELL TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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