- Date
- August 11, 1991, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lincoln City, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N13075Waco UBF
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910811034509A
- Case key
- 41478
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
Improper planning/decision by the pilot, and his delay in aborting the takeoff. The tailwind & proximity of trees/brush were related factors.
Analysis
According to a witness, the pilot began a downwind takeoff on a lake, then aborted the takeoff. Subsequently, the aircraft collided with trees and brush along the lake shoreline during the abort maneuver. The pilot and witness reported the winds as 15 and 30 knots, respectively.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13075
- Reported as
- Waco UBF
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3692
- Engine
- Continental W-670, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Henry R. Strauch
- Registered owner
- Henry R. Strauch
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
- 66
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.