19961214039429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar 415C · Amarillo, TX · December 14, 1996

Date: December 14, 1996 · 10:00 local
Place: Amarillo, TX
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N87226
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA063
Reported as: Univar 415C
Reported engine: Continental C8512F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 540 total18 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N87226Registered now · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CS/N 399 · Built 1946 Airframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C Engine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Reported power loss en route. Selected road. Traffic on it. Diverted rough field. Crashed. Engine swallowed a valve (-23) pilot made forced landing in rough field with mesquite trees due to engine power loss caused by failure of exhaust valve on #1 cylinder. The aircraft sustained substantial damage during the emergency landing, but there were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED POWER LOSS EN ROUTE. SELECTED ROAD. TRAFFIC ON IT. DIVERTED ROUGH FIELD. CRASHED. ENGINE SWALLOWED A VALVE (-23) PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH FIELD WITH MESQUITE TREES DUE TO ENGINE POWER LOSS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF EXHAUST VALVE ON #1 CYLINDER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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 FTW97LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmarillo, TXfailure of the #1 exhaust valve, which resulted in loss of engine power and a forced landing on rough/uneven terrain. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.Dec 14, 1996 · Substantial damage