# Accident 20210704012589A: Focke-Wulf FWP 149D, Killeen, TX, July 4, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2021, 17:30 local time
- Place: Killeen, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0514° N, 97.7022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0514&lon=-97.7022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9145, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9145-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Focke-Wulf FWP 149D (registry code 3540106, https://openairdocs.org/model/focke-wulf-fwp-149d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480-B1A6 (registry code 42159, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-b1a6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOCKE-WULF FWP 149D
- Reported engine: LYCOMING GO-480-B1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210704012589A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 4, 2021, AT 1730 CST, N9145,A FOCKE WULF  FWP-149D. CRASHED IN KILLEEN TEXAS, DURING A RETURN FLIGHT FROM NEW BRAUNFELS TEXAS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES..

## 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 CEN21FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA304), Jul 4, 2021: Focke-Wulf FWP-149D (N9145), Killeen, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of a crankshaft counterweight mounting lobe, which resulted in a counterweight separation and catastrophic secondary damage to the engine…

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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