# Accident 20100718051449A: Davis John TR-4, Denton, TX, July 18, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2010, 19:12 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2298° N, 97.1796° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2298&lon=-97.1796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N767GW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N767GW-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis John TR-4 (registry code 05621A2, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-john-tr-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVIS JOHN TR-4
- Reported engine: EGGENFELLNER SUBARU H6 - 3.0
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 25 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA409) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100718051449A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN10LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA409), Jul 19, 2010: Davis John TR-4 (N767GW), Denton, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power and the pilot’s subsequent loss of control for undetermined reasons.

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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