ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357578
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| Date: | Saturday 6 April 1996 |
| Time: | 15:10 LT |
| Type: | Sport Flight TALON |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Rotax |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salem, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , OR (4OR7) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-certificated pilot, who was flying an unregistered homebuilt aircraft, experienced a complete power loss during the climb after departure. He successfully maneuvered the aircraft to an open field for an emergency landing; however, as he began the landing flare, he allowed the airspeed to get low. The aircraft then stall/mushed into the terrain with enough force to result in substantial damage to the airframe. After the accident, no reason for the power loss could be found, and the engine operated successfully during a test run. The aircraft was similar to an ultralight, but its empty weight and fuel capacity exceeded the limits for it to be classified as an ultralight.
Probable Cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), and failure of the pilot to properly flare the aircraft during the emergency landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA96LA078
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 19:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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