# NTSB FTW76FPD53: Dehavilland DHC-2, N832WP, Mansfield, TX, August 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1976
- Place: Mansfield, TX · MANSFIELD, TX
- Location: 32.5632° N, 97.1417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5632&lon=-97.1417&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPD53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2227   76/8/7    MANSFIELD,TX        DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1945                    N832WP              PX-  0  1  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 27, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARBER AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANSFIELD,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FOREIGN MATTER FOUND IN FUEL PUMP. FUEL TYPE USED LL100.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N832WP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N832WP), registered now, S/N C1-0713, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland CHIPMUNK 22A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-chipmunk-22a) (registry code 2801742) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Barber Airpark

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760807025909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760807025909A), Aug 7, 1976: Dhav DHC1B2, Mansfield, TX, Substantial damage. Foreign matter found in fuel sump

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.

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