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FAA accident report · Grumman F8F-1 · Breckenridge, TX · April 4, 2012

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Date
April 4, 2012 · 14:10 local
Place
Breckenridge, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N14HP
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA227
Reported as
Grumman F8F-1
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
16,630 total2,007 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days
N14HPRegistered now · Grumman F8F-1S/N 90446Airframe modelGrumman F8F-1Engine 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.

On April 4, 2012 at approximately 1410 CDT, N14HP, a Grumman F8F bearcat took off from stephens county airport, Breckenridge, Texas. The pilot took off, retracted the landing gear, accelerated, then went into a steep climb to 300-500 feet AGL. The aircraft rolled to the right indicitve of a barrel roll and contacted the ground at the bottom of the roll. The pilot was fatally injured in the crash.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 4, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1410 CDT, N14HP, A GRUMMAN F8F BEARCAT TOOK OFF FROM STEPHENS COUNTY AIRPORT, BRECKENRIDGE, TEXAS. THE PILOT TOOK OFF, RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, ACCELERATED, THEN WENT INTO A STEEP CLIMB TO 300-500 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT INDICITVE OF A BARREL ROLL AND CONTACTED THE GROUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ROLL. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THE CRASH.

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 CEN12LA227Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBreckenridge, TXThe pilot's loss of airplane control during a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver.Apr 4, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N14HP · 2

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

Incident 20020625014879IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Breckenridge, TX(-23) On June 25, 2002, at 1630 local time a Grumman F8F-1 bearcat owned by the Breckenridge aviation museum skidded off the runway at Breckenridge municipal airport during a landing. Visual flight conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The…Jun 25, 2002 · Minor damageAccident 19990729010122AOshkosh, WIDuring takeoff on rwy 18R N712RD collided with N14HP. N712RD was destroyed. N14HP has substantial damage, 1 minor injury. (-23)[privacy data omitted] stopped on r/w, about 1500' from point of entry. He and #2 bearcat stopped to do engine runup. [privacy data…Jul 29, 1999 · Substantial damage