# Accident 19810425019079A: Champ 402CHAMP, Roanoke, TX, April 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1981, 15:45 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: Aero Valey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0147° N, 97.2290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0147&lon=-97.2290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9956Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9956Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 402 (registry code 2110204, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMP 402CHAMP
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,185 total, 33 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425019079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE LOST POWER. UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT ON ONE ENGINE. NOSED OVER LANDING. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. CARB HEAT OFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81FPD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD19), Apr 25, 1981: Champion 402 (N9956Y), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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