19811121074879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrpk TEENIE2 · Canyon, TX · November 21, 1981

Date
November 21, 1981 · 14:10 local
Place
Canyon, TX
Airport
Cantrell
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51957
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82DQG07
Reported as
Amtrpk TEENIE2
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total0 in this make and model2 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 test flight of homebuilt. Probable cause was engine heat on unshielded gascolator caused vapor lock.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TEST FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS ENGINE HEAT ON UNSHIELDED GASCOLATOR CAUSED VAPOR LOCK.

NTSB investigation

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