# Accident 19831014054409A: Gruman FM2CARLISLE, Houston, TX, October 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1983, 13:15 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Lakeside
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12371 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN FM2CARLISLE
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182056A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831014054409A

## Narrative

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

ENGNE SEIZED TURNING BASE. TURNED AWAY. AIRCRAFT STALLED. SPUN IN AND BURNED. CONNECTING RODS BROKE. LACK OF OIL.

## 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 FTW84FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA020), Oct 14, 1983: Grumman FM-2 (N12371), Houston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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