19900409007889A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Univar 415-CD · Hereford, TX · April 9, 1990

Date
April 9, 1990 · 13:45 local
Place
Hereford, TX
Airport
Hereford Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3504H
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW90FA092
Reported as
Univar 415CD
Reported engine
Continental C8512F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
78 total5 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Apparent loss of control during departure climb. Nose pitched straight down, impacted terrain and burned.

As the FAA filed it

APPARENT LOSS OF CONTROL DURING DEPARTURE CLIMB. NOSE PITCHED STRAIGHT DOWN, IMPACTED TERRAIN AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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