# Accident 20010428009819A: Perlick Larry J AVID COMMUTER, Crawford, TX, April 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2001, 18:30 local time
- Place: Crawford, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 31.5297° N, 97.4396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5297&lon=-97.4396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N142LP-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Perlick Larry J AVID COMMUTER (registry code 05620BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/perlick-larry-j-avid-commuter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010428009819A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 04/28/2001, AN AVID COMMUTER AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF NEAR CRAWFORD, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT HAD JUST DEPARTED A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.

## 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 FTW01LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA110), Apr 28, 2001: Perlick Avid Commuter (N142LP), Crawford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power on takeoff initial climb due to fuel starvation as a result of an air blocked fuel line. A contributing 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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