# Accident 20190604005879A: Versteeg Robert H Jr TITAN II, Summerville, OR, June 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2019, 19:30 local time
- Place: Summerville, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4908° N, 118.0089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4908&lon=-118.0089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4362V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4362V-2019-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Versteeg Robert H JR TITAN II (registry code 056051O, https://openairdocs.org/model/versteeg-robert-h-jr-titan-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL (registry code 55592, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VERSTEEG ROBERT H JR TITAN II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190604005879A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES STATE NON-RATED PILOT WAS PERFORMING STEEP CLIMBS AND TURNS, FOLLOWED BY STEEP DESCENTS AT APPROXIMATELY 300' AGL JUST PRIOR TO, AND INCLUDING THE ACCIDENT MANEUVER RESULTING IN NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT INTO TERRAIN.

## 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 WPR19FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA159), Jun 5, 2019: Titan Titan II (N4362V), Summerville, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin 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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