- Date
- February 12, 1987, 16:55 local (23:55 UTC)
- Place
- Nyssa, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N72166Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870212002779A
- Case key
- 40593
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During takeoff roll, a domestic sheep crossed the strip in front of the aircraft. The pilot cut engine power and maneuvered to avoid, but the animal crossed back in front. Contact with the propeller caused the aircraft to flip inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72166
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9335
- Airframe hours
- 4,729
- Engine
- Lycoming C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul C. Derig
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 13, 1986 · 39 hours before
- Airport
- runway 31, 2,500 × ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 147 total · 87 in this make and model · 103 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N72166 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.