# Accident 20021110032289A: Vought F4U4, Columbia, SC, November 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2002, 12:55 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9706° N, 80.9953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9706&lon=-80.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N713JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N713JT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chance Vought F4U-4 (registry code 2152608, https://openairdocs.org/model/chance-vought-f4u-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOUGHT F4U4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021110032289A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL03LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA016), Nov 10, 2002: Chance Vought F4U-4 (N713JT), Columbia, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight engine fire for undetermined reasons

## Other reports on N713JT (3)

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

- [Accident 20140516009569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140516009569A), May 16, 2014: Chance Vought F4U-4 (N713JT), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot made the approach to pdk runway 21L. After touchdown pilot encountered crosswind which caused pilot to lose control of aircraft. Aircraft departed runway…
- [Incident 19930417026399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930417026399I), Apr 17, 1993: Vought F4U4 (N713JT), Allendale, SC, Minor damage. Engine lost power after liftoff. Landed on same runway. Departed end of runway into mud. Main gear sheared off.
- [Incident 19920806033429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920806033429I), Aug 6, 1992: Vought F4U4 (N713JT), Latrobe, PA, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing behind follow me cart at airshow. Driver stopped cart. Corsair propeller struck cart.

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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