# Accident 19960719018879A: Poppenhagen Byron PUD KNOCKER SPECIAL, Crafton, ND, July 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Crafton, ND
- Airport: Grafton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4107° N, 97.4009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4107&lon=-97.4009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N380BP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N380BP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Poppenhagen Byron PUD KNOCKER SPECIAL (registry code 05616JX, https://openairdocs.org/model/poppenhagen-byron-pud-knocker-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960719018879A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. (-23) ON JULY 19, 1996, ABOUT 1130 LOCAL TIME (CDT), AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, PUDKNOCKER SPECIAL, N380BP, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED CRASH LANDING AT GRAFTON AIRPORT, GRAFTON, ND. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO RUNWAY 25, GRAFTON AIRPORT, AFTER A TOUCH-N-GO WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 CHI96LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA250), Jul 19, 1996: Poppenhagen PUD Knocker Special (N380BP), Grafton, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadequate fuel system design by the builder which led to fuel starvation.

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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