# NTSB DEN82FTM15: Oar Acapella, N360CB, Woods Cross, UT, July 28, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 28, 1982, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Woods Cross, UT
- Location: 40.8729° N, 111.9175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woods Cross, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8729&lon=-111.9175&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTM15
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73092/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTM15

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS LIFTING THE NOSE WHEEL DURING TAKEOFF WHEN THE LEFT TIRE ENCOUNTERED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF WATER AND BROKEN PAVEMENT. HE STATED THAT THE PLANE VEERED LEFT AND HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER TO RECOVER, THEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE PLANE ENCOUNTERED TALL, WET GRASS AND HE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN FLYING SPEED, SO HE ABORTED, BUT THE LEFT WING HIT A PILE OF CINDER BLOCKS. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE WHEN THE PLANE HIT A DIP IN THE RUNWAY AND IT CONTINUED TO FLY UNTIL IT CRASHED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N360CB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N360CB-1982-10-16), registration cancelled 1982-10-16, S/N 001, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OAR ACAPELLA
- Registry model: [Barlow Carl D OAR/CAPELLA](https://openairdocs.org/model/barlow-carl-d-oar-capella) (registry code 0565614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 001
- Airframe hours: 161
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360 165 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Carl Barlow
- Registered owner: Carl Barlow
- Departed: WOODS CROSS, UT
- Destination: ROCK SPGS., WY
- Airport: Skypark S.L., runway 34, 4,700 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,584 total, 158 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Temperature: 156 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820728034229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820728034229A), Jul 28, 1982: Amtr OARCAPELLA, Woods Cross, UT, Substantial damage. Lost control on a dip in runway on takeoff, became airborne leaving runway, slowed by tall grass, struck a fence.

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.

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