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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Univac STCGC1 · Powderly, TX · May 17, 1988

Date
May 17, 1988 · 19:16 local
Place
Powderly, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N78143
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88FA103
Reported as
Univac STCGC1
Reported engine
Continental C1452
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total

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.

Rough engine on run up then power loss on takeoff. Hit tree before crashing and burning. Had faulty carburetor.

As the FAA filed it

ROUGH ENGINE ON RUN UP THEN POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. HIT TREE BEFORE CRASHING AND BURNING. HAD FAULTY CARBURETOR.

NTSB investigation

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