FTW69D0269

NTSB accident investigation · Bullard Hawk · Corpus Chrsti, TX · September 16, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 16, 1968
Place
Corpus Chrsti, TX · CORPUS CHRSTI, TX
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N421JBullard Hawk
Status
Completed · report December 17, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107848

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3591  68/9/16    CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX   BULLARD HAWK        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 42,
        TIME - 1230                    N421J               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  500 TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN SAND DUNES DUE TO POPULATED BEACH.

Aircraft

Registration
N421J
Reported as
Bullard Hawk
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.