Bend Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Bend, Oregon 97701
Friday, October 8, 2004 14:00 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot rated passenger reported that the start, taxi, run-up, and initial take-off were normal. The aircraft departed on runway 16 and attained an altitude of 150 to 300 feet above ground level when the engine lost power. The PIC announced that he was landing straight ahead. The aircraft touched down left of the runway edge at the departure end and traveled over rough terrain before nosing over and coming to rest inverted. During post-accident airframe and engine inspections, no evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction was found.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Loss of engine power during takeoff climb for undetermined reasons. Rough terrain was a factor.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/8/2004
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1400
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City Bend
Event State OREGON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 97701
Event Date Year 2004
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator --
On Ground Collision occurred ? --
Event Location Latitude 440500N
Event Location Longitude 1211204W
Event Location Airport Bend Municipal
Event Location Nearest Airport ID S07
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 3456
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1456 Pacific Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 355
Weather Observation Facility ID RDM
Elevation of weather observation facility 3077
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 10
Time Zone of the weather observation PDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 9000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling --
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 25
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 5
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 240
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 17
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.79
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 18365
NTSB Notification Source FAA Regional Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date Oct 8 2004 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1613
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Sep 13 2005 12:54PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\JOHB
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Hillsboro, Oregon

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N186SB
NTSB Number SEA05FA004
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Maule
Aircraft Model MT-7-420
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 51001C
Certified Max Gross Weight 2500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 17 2004 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 40
Airframe Hours 75
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Shotgun Ranch Aviation LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 650 SW Columbia St
Aircraft Owner City Bend
Aircraft Owner State OR
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 97702
Operator is an individual? No
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 None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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 Yes
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code S07
Departure City Bend
Departure State OR
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1400
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code --
Destination City Prineville
Destination State OR
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff - initial climb
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Jun 21 2005 8:02PM
User who most recently changed record STAM
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 16
Runway Length 5005
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --