O'hara Bob BAKENG DUCE N8523X
26 December 1999 · Carson City, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 December 1999 at about 21:40 local time, a O'hara Bob BAKENG DUCE registered N8523X was involved in an accident near Carson City, Nevada, 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 21:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carson City, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Parker Carson Stolport (2Q5)
- Coordinates
- 39.1095, -119.8607
- Aircraft
- O'hara Bob BAKENG DUCE
- Registration
- N8523X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX00LA058
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during final approach to landing, which led to an undershoot and subsequent collision with obstacles.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot made four landings to the stolport without mishap. During his fifth approach he collided with power lines because, according to the pilot, he was too low and could not arrest the homebuilt airplane's descent rate in time to avoid the power lines on final approach. The airplane collided with the wires and a dirt berm about 115 yards prior to the beginning of the dirt airstrip.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 1999 | Luhnau BD-5B | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 17 Jan 1999 | Abraham J G Ii/Erickson K ONE DESIGN | No Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 13 Jun 1999 | Ab Sportine Aviacija GENESIS 2 | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |