Thiessen RV-4 N504JT
7 April 1989 · Independence, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1989 at about 02:15 local time, a Thiessen RV-4 registered N504JT, operated by Jacob Thiessen, was involved in an accident near Independence, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Independence, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.8302, -123.2008
- Aircraft
- Thiessen RV-4
- Registration
- N504JT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jacob Thiessen
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA89LA066
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE OBSTRUCTION (TRANSMISSION LINE) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT HAD INSTALLED A USED 'SCIMITAR' PROP WHILE WAITING FOR HIS TO BE REFINISHED. DURING A SPEED RUN AT 190 MPH, WITH ABOUT 2900 RPM, PART OF PROP SEPARATED. THE PLT SHUT DOWN THE ENG & INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HOWEVER, WHILE MANEUVERING TO AVOID WIRES, AT ABOUT 25 TO 50 FT AGL, THE ACFT STALLED, THEN MUSHED INTO THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 1989 | Hughes 269C | Estacada, Oregon, United States | Helicopter Enterprises | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Nov 1989 | Hughes 369D | Stayton, Oregon, United States | Associated Helicopter Svcs | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1989 | Bellanca 17-30 | Newberg, Oregon, United States | BEN F. Smithers | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1989 | Cessna 172M | Salem, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1989 | Piper PA-60-601P | Lakeview, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-28-181 | Chiloquin, Oregon, United States | Southwest Air Charter | Serious injuries | - |