Highland County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Hillsboro, Ohio 45133
Wednesday, April 22, 1987 11:32 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

AFT TKOF FM THE 3520 FOOT RWY, THE PLT STATED THAT AT ABT MIDPOINT WITH APPROX 1700 FT OF RWY REMAINING, THE ENG SPUTTERED AND STOPPED. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AGAIN BUT AFT SEVERAL SECONDS IT STOPPED AGAIN AND HE COULD NOT RESTART IT. THE PLT THEN DEVOTED HIS FULL ATTENTION TO LNDG THE ACFT STRAIGHT AHEAD. DURING THE LNDG, THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE WITH ITS LEFT WING, SPUN AROUND, AND SETTLED TO THE GROUND. INSPECTION OF THE ENG DID NOT REVEAL ANY REASON FOR ITS LOSS OF POWER.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/22/1987
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1132
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City HILLSBORO
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 45133
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport HIGHLAND COUNTY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID HOC
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 977
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1150 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 265
Weather Observation Facility ID LUK
Elevation of weather observation facility 483
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 42
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 24
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 280
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 3
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 1600
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency FAA
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2346
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Apr 22 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1320
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 36227
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:10PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N329RM
NTSB Number ATL87DEG04
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name MCLANE
Aircraft Model MONI
Aircraft Series Identifier MONI
Aircraft Serial Number 00329
Certified Max Gross Weight 500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 1
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection Aug 13 1986 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 14
Airframe Hours 14
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ROBERT W. MCLANE
Aircraft Owner Street Address P. O. BOX 486
Aircraft Owner City LYNCHBURG
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 45142
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1132
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 5
Runway Length 3520
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --