Savage SAVAGE-COZY N9699

Summary

On 12 September 2010 at about 00:40 local time, a Savage SAVAGE-COZY registered N9699 was involved in an accident near Aurora, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 September 2010 at 00:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Aurora, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Aurora State Airport (UAO)

Coordinates

45.2428, -122.7686

Aircraft

Savage SAVAGE-COZY

Registration

N9699

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aurora → Aurora

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10LA456

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane following a loss of engine power in the traffic pattern; the cause of the loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to a witness, while the airplane was in the traffic pattern, he heard "strange noises" emanating from the engine. A plot from an onboard global positioning system unit indicated that the airplane had completed one takeoff and landing, and a second orbit of the traffic pattern had occurred. The track then showed the airplane turn back toward the middle of the runway at a 45-degree angle before the airplane reached the downwind leg. The track showed the airplane then turn right to parallel the runway. Near the end of the runway, the airplane turned left and crashed. Total elapsed time was about 11 minutes. The pilot was likely attempting to land on a taxiway due to the loss of engine power described by the witness; however, the airplane struck the top of a hangar and came to rest inverted. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.