- Date
- August 19, 1984, 17:45 local (Aug 20, 1984, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Buxton, OR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8037DVaughn MA-5 Charger
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840819044309A
- Case key
- 39823
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses reported seeing the acft engaged in aerobatic flight described as 'like a spray plane conducting spray operations.' The acft collided with relatively level terrain during one of these maneuvers. No airframe or powerplant failures/malfunctions were discovered during the investigation. The acft came to rest directly under a 16 foot high telephone cable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8037D
- Reported as
- Vaughn MA-5 Charger (MA-5 CHARG)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 0038
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Derald W. Burns
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HIO, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.