# Accident 19830803037799A: Vought F4U4, Crystal, MN, August 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1983, 13:20 local time
- Place: Crystal, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0591° N, 93.3394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0591&lon=-93.3394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62290 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VOUGHT F4U4
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,710 total, 15 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FER01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FER01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830803037799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER ENGINE LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI83FER01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FER01), Aug 3, 1983: Goodyear FG1D (N62290), Crystal, MN, 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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