# Accident 20190716016639A: Mitchell Eugene W VANS RV-14A, Aumsville, OR, July 16, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2019, 13:20 local time
- Place: Aumsville, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8875° N, 122.8719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8875&lon=-122.8719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N365EM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N365EM-2021-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitchell Eugene W VANS RV-14A (registry code 056365P, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitchell-eugene-w-vans-rv-14a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming YIO-390 series (registry code 42418, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITCHELL EUGENE W VANS RV-14A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING YIO-390 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190716016639A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE IN FLIGHT AT 1500 FEET.  PILOT FELT HEAT IN FLOOR AND SAW FLAMES.  PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A HAY FIELD ON HEADING 280.  WINGTIPS HITTING GROUND AS AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DIAGONALLY ACROSS PLOWED ROWS. AFTER ABOUT 200 FEET MAIN LANDING GEAR LEGS BROKE AND AIRCRAFT TURNED TO APPROXIMATELY 350 HEADING.  PILOT RELEASED CANOPY AND IMMEDIATELY EXITED BURNING AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR19LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA189), Jul 16, 2019: Vans RV14 (N365EM), Aumsville, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: An inflight fire that originated in the engine compartment for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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