Beckham RV-4 accident near Scio, OR
On October 26, 1997, a Beckham RV-4 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Scio, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 26, 1997
- Place
- Scio, OR
- Aircraft
- Beckham RV-4 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.679°N, 122.760°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09123
NTSB summary
On October 26, 1997, approximately 1550 Pacific standard time, a Beckham RV-4 experimental aircraft, N160HB, being flown by a private pilot, was destroyed during an inflight collision with terrain following a loss of control while in cruise near Scio, Oregon. The pilot was fatally injured. There was no fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was to have been operated under 14CFR91, and originated from the pilot's private airstrip several miles northeast of the accident site approximately 1530. According to a pilot eyewitness flying a Cessna 170 near the accident site, he "noticed an RV aircraft coming up on my left side. I wagged my wings and he wagged his wings back. He then proceeded to pass me on my left, when he was approximately at my 11 o'clock (position), he executed a roll to the left. At the inverted stage of the roll the aircraft dove straight into the ground." The witness reported that he was headed southwest at the time and estimated the height of the accident aircraft at the beginning of the dive as approximately 750 feet above ground. He also reported that he observed nothing depart the accident aircraft during the roll and descent. The responding Linn County Sheriff's deputy reported that upon arrival at the crash site he noted that the wreckage debris field was confined to an area less than 50 yards in diameter and that the airframe had "telescoped" vertically into the ground. An FAA inspector examined the wreckage and reported that a control system check revealed no evidence of mech
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's loss of control of the aircraft for undetermined reasons.
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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.
