# Accident 19840225006169A: Vought F4U4, Alief, TX, February 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1984, 16:00 local time
- Place: Alief, TX
- Airport: Andrau
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7111° N, 95.5963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alief, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7111&lon=-95.5963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4903M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VOUGHT F4U4
- Reported engine: PWA R280031
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 30 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840225006169A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT BURNED. BLAMED BENDIX FUEL CONTROL UNIT.

## 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 FTW84LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA146), Feb 25, 1984: Chance Vought F4U-5 (N4903M), Alief, TX, destroyed

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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