Cessna 180 N51612

Summary

On 10 May 1991 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N51612, operated by Walter L. Sitz, was involved in an accident near Drewsey, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 May 1991 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Drewsey, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Unk/Na (NONE)

Coordinates

43.8110, -118.4894

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N51612

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Walter L. Sitz

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burns → Drewsey

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA91LA101

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AT THE END OF A PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE PILOT SET-UP AN APPROACH FOR LANDING AT A PRIVATE DIRT AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED-DOWN AND WAS CAUGHT IN AN UP-DRAFT. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AND FLOATED DOWN THE STRIP. THE PILOT OPTED TO GO-AROUND AND HAD TO MANEUVER UNDER A POWER LINE LOCATED AT THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE CLEARED THE POWER LINE, HOWEVER, THE RIGHT WING COLLIDED INTO THE CARPORT, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO A HOUSE THAT IS ALSO AT THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.