Amateur-built NONE accident near Burns, Oregon, September 26, 1984
On September 26, 1984 at about 11:00 pm local time, a amateur-built NONE, registered N197RL, was substantially damaged in an accident near Burns, Oregon (Burns Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 26, 1984 · about 11:00 pm local time
- Place
- Burns, Oregon · Burns Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built NONE
- Registration
- N197RL · registry record · serial 197
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. PLT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DRIFT USING LEFT RUDDER AND HE STATED THAT HE OVER CORRECTED FOR THE DRIFT AND THE ACFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE ACFT VEERED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY COLLIDING WITH BUSHES BEFORE NOSING DOWN.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 207 hours in all; 43 in the last 90 days; 144 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 140 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 1, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 1,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-E2D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BNO Burns OR at 10:30 pm
- Destination: SFF Spokane WA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 29, 5,100 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N197RL the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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