# Accident 20210723017279A: Cessna 180K, Lenz, OR, July 23, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2021, 08:45 local time
- Place: Lenz, OR
- Airport: Hanel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5926° N, 121.5487° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5926&lon=-121.5487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8884, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8884-2022-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210723017279A

## Narrative

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

ON 23 JULY 2021 N8884 LOST POWER 7 MILES SOUTH OF 0OR9 AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 7500 MSL.  THE PILOT SEARCHED HIS WINGX APP FOR THE NEAREST AIRPORT (0OR9) AND ESTIMATED THAT HE HAD ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO GET TO THE RUNWAY.  ABOUT A MILE SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY HE REALIZED THERE WAS A BARN ON THE APPROACH END OF 34 THAT WOULD MAKE THE APPROACH MORE DIFFICULT.  HE DECIDED HE HAD ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO ENTER DOWNWIND FOR 16.  UPON TURNING BASE HE FELT A STRONG TAILWIND, THE AIRSPEED DROPPED, STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND THE VERTICAL SPEED INCREASED.  HE THEN CONTINUED THE TURN TO SET DOWN IN A CLEARING JUST EAST OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED UPON IMPACT AND THE GROUND ROLL.  THE PAX SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY.

## 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 WPR21LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA292), Jul 24, 2021: Cessna 180K (N8884), Mt. Hood, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power while in cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence. Contributing to the accident was the presentation of an abandoned airport…

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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