Robert Fitts FITTS CUB N8576F
23 June 2022 · Hillsboro, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 June 2022 at about 00:28 local time, a Robert Fitts FITTS CUB registered N8576F was involved in an accident near Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. 2 people were 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 00:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark (7S3)
- Coordinates
- 45.4268, -122.9447
- Aircraft
- Robert Fitts FITTS CUB
- Registration
- N8576F
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2019
- 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
- WPR22LA224
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot in the tail-wheeled equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, he encountered a wind gust. The airplane subsequently veered to the left and ground loop off the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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