19810815049819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrea EAA BIPLANE P-2 · Baytown, TX · August 15, 1981

Date
August 15, 1981 · 19:30 local
Place
Baytown, TX
Airport
Johnson
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8WG
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FRA51
Reported as
Amtrea EAABIPLANEP2
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
471 total280 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on takeoff climb. Found pilot had installed non standard fuel pressure system. Mixture was too rich.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. FOUND PILOT HAD INSTALLED NON STANDARD FUEL PRESSURE SYSTEM. MIXTURE WAS TOO RICH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.