WPR27LA008

NTSB accident investigation · Hakala John Charles Lancair IV-P-T · Ontario, OR · October 4, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
October 4, 2026, 18:30, time zone not recorded
Place
Ontario, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5UCHakala John Charles Lancair IV-P-T
Defining event
Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Case key
203948

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
N5UC
Reported as
Hakala John Charles Lancair IV-P-T

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