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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Davis John TR-4 · Denton, TX · July 18, 2010

Date
July 18, 2010 · 19:12 local
Place
Denton, TX
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N767GW
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10LA409
Reported as
Davis John TR-4
Reported engine
Eggenfellner Subaru H6 - 3.0
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
125 total25 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On July 18, 2010 at 1912 local time an experimental amature built TR-4 aircraft, N767GW privacy data omitted privacy data omitted crashed during climb out on a VFR flight with VMC weather conditions prevailing. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed, the pilot was seriously injured, and the passenger was fatally injured. The pilot holds a private pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land rating. The VFR flight originated from Denton municipal airport at 1911 local time.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 18, 2010 AT 1912 LOCAL TIME AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATURE BUILT TR-4 AIRCRAFT, N767GW ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED DURING CLIMB OUT ON A VFR FLIGHT WITH VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILING. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND THE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATING. THE VFR FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 1911 LOCAL TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.