- Date
- June 7, 1982, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hampton, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1387BFokker DR-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820607022089A
- Case key
- 70949
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was also the owner of the fixed tri-wing, amateur-built aircraft. After returning from a local flight, he entered the traffic pattern. He flew a large pattern to maintain spacing behind a Cessna 150. After making a low approach, he positioned himself behind the other aircraft in another large pattern. While descending on final approach, the engine coughed and then quit. The throttle was pumped, the engine restarted momentarily, then lost power again and could not be restored. The pilot was unable to reach the runway. The plane was landed in an area of brush and briars about 1000 ft from the runway and was substantially damaged. An investigation revealed no precrash, mechanical failures. Some fuel was remaining in the fuel tank. However, the fuel tank was of the owner's design. With the aircraft in a straight and level flight attitude, there was 3/4 inch of fuel. But when it was tilted to about 10 degrees nose down, the fuel ran forward leaving no fuel pickup point.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1387B
- Reported as
- Fokker DR-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 16
- Airframe hours
- 3
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Allen Kirst
- Registered owner
- Allen Kirst
- Departed
- Hampton, GA
- Destination
- Hampton, GA
- Airport
- Bean Creek, runway 24, 3,375 × 40 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 822 total · 3 in this make and model · 532 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1387B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.