32.7568° N, 98.9130° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Breckenridge, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 18, 1978 · 10:40 local
Place
Breckenridge, TX
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N67HP
Reported as
Vought F4U4
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R280043
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,650 total39 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While performing acrobatics prop began to overspeed. Closed throttle and engine quit.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE PERFORMING ACROBATICS PROP BEGAN TO OVERSPEED. CLOSED THROTTLE AND ENGINE QUIT.