19870327007629A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC-1B-2-S5 · Claremore, OK · March 27, 1987

Date: March 27, 1987 · 17:49 local
Place: Claremore, OK
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N320HP
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW87DPJ05
Reported as: Dhav DHC1B2S5
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,122 total5 in this make and model

N320HPRegistration cancelled Aug 11, 1988 · Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5S/N 231 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The engine failed on takeoff. Insect nests were found blocking the fuel vents.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. INSECT NESTS WERE FOUND BLOCKING THE FUEL VENTS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW87DPJ05Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportClaremore, OKMud daubers plugged the fuel tank vents resulting in fuel starvation and engine failure. The acft received substantial damage during the forced lndg and the plt was seriously injured.Mar 27, 1987 · Destroyed