20021110032289A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Vought F4U-4 · Columbia, SC · November 10, 2002

Date: November 10, 2002 · 12:55 local
Place: Columbia, SC
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N713JT
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL03LA016
Reported as: Vought F4U4
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N713JTRegistered now · Chance Vought F4U-4S/N 97143 · Built 1945 Airframe modelChance Vought F4U-4 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Eyewitness reports indicate aircraft was emitting a light brown smoke from engine cowling during a formation flight over Columbia downtown airport (cub) at approximately 1000 feet AGL. Pilot was notified by radio that aircraft was emitting smoke and attempted to return to airport. Aircraft was observed in a descent maneuvering for approach when it collided with trees and caught fire about 3/4 mile from the airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) EYEWITNESS REPORTS INDICATE AIRCRAFT WAS EMITTING A LIGHT BROWN SMOKE FROM ENGINE COWLING DURING A FORMATION FLIGHT OVER COLUMBIA DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (CUB) AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AGL. PILOT WAS NOTIFIED BY RADIO THAT AIRCRAFT WAS EMITTING SMOKE AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED IN A DESCENT MANEUVERING FOR APPROACH WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND CAUGHT FIRE ABOUT 3/4 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.

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 ATL03LA016Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportColumbia, SCAn in-flight engine fire for undetermined reasonsNov 10, 2002 · Destroyed

Other reports on N713JT · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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