Flake TALON XP accident near Estacada, OR
On November 14, 1993, a Flake TALON XP was involved in an accident near Estacada, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 14, 1993
- Place
- Estacada, OR
- Aircraft
- Flake TALON XP · ULTR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.201°N, 122.061°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13808
NTSB summary
On November 13, 1993, approximately 1600 Pacific standard time, an unregistered Flake Talon XP was reported missing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not located until October 7, 1995, 11 miles east of Estacada, Oregon. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the non-certificated pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The flight had originated from Oregon City Airpark, Oregon City, Oregon, on November 13, 1993, approximately 1200. On the day of the accident, witnesses saw the aircraft land and refuel at Sandy, Oregon, around 1500. The aircraft, then took off to the southeast and did not return. Search and rescue personnel searched the area for several days. Search personnel reported that a storm front moved through the area around 1645. Hunters found the wreckage in an area that was heavily wooded on steep mountainous terrain at the 3,180 foot level. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Department notified the National Transportation Safety Board of the accident on October 13, 1995. Personnel from the Sheriff's Department responded to the site and reported that the aircraft was positioned nose down and inverted alongside a small tree. The surrounding densely populated trees measured in height in excess of two hundred feet. The propeller blades displayed nicks along the leading edge. The person who sold the kit to the pilot/owner and who also checked the pilot out in the aircraft approximately three weeks before the accident, reported that the aircraft was completed in July 1993. This person estimated t
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND/OR CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE TERRAIN CONDITION AND FLIGHT INTO AN AREA WITH ADVERSE WEATHER AND UNFAVORABLE WINDS.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
