# Accident 19930401007519A: Vought F4U4, Breckenridge, TX, April 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1993, 15:40 local time
- Place: Breckenridge, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7501° N, 98.9103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7501&lon=-98.9103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68HP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chance Vought F4U-4 (registry code 2152608, https://openairdocs.org/model/chance-vought-f4u-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOUGHT F4U4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,700 total, 670 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930401007519A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS. CRASH LANDED GEAR UP. SLIDING THROUGH FENCES AND ROAD DITCH. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 FTW93FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA115), Apr 1, 1993: Chance Vought F4U-4 (N68HP), Breckenridge, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING

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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