- Date
- September 15, 1984, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Americus, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N132GWWilliam T. Hodges Goldwing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840915051289A
- Case key
- 6545
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the initial takeoff climb at an alt of 150 ft AGL, a ttl loss of power occurred. A forced landing was made in a soybean filed at which time the acft was substantially damaged. The plt stated the loss of power resulted from the installation of a non-standard vacuum fuel pump which did not suppy adequate fuel to the engine. The plt installed the fuel pump on this homebuilt acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N132GW
- Reported as
- William T. Hodges Goldwing
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 0132
- Airframe hours
- 50
- Engine
- Dawn Star SP-400, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William T. Hodges
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 5, 1983
- Departed
- Americus, GA
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 64 total · 22 in this make and model · 48 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.