# NTSB SEA84LA232: Glasair None, N197RL, Burns, OR, September 26, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 26, 1984, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Burns, OR
- Coordinates: 43.58955, -118.889556 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5896&lon=-118.8896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA84LA232
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40014/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA232

## Analysis

DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. PLT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DRIFT USING LEFT RUDDER AND HE STATED THAT HE OVER CORRECTED FOR THE DRIFT AND THE ACFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE ACFT VEERED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY COLLIDING WITH BUSHES BEFORE NOSING DOWN.

## 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
  - rudder - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - high vegetation
- Nose down, takeoff - roll/run

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N197RL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197RL-1991-08-30), registration cancelled 1991-08-30, S/N 197 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASAIR NONE
- Registry model: [Le Blanc Ronald L GLASAIR](https://openairdocs.org/model/le-blanc-ronald-l-glasair) (registry code 05655EY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 197
- Airframe hours: 140
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-E2D 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ron Leblanc
- Registered owner: Ronald L. Leblanc
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 1984
- Departed: BNO, BURNS, OR
- Destination: SFF, SPOKANE, WA
- Airport: BNO, Burns Municipal, runway 29, 5,100 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 207 total, 144 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °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 19840926053469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840926053469A), Sep 26, 1984: Amtr GLASAIR, Burns, OR, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on the takeoff roll. Aborted and ran off side of the runway into bushes.

## Other investigations on N197RL (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 LAX89DVG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVG01), Oct 6, 1988: Glasair FT (N197RL), Redding, CA, destroyed

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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