FTW76FQG59

NTSB accident investigation · Tiny Hawk P6E · Pampa, TX · April 27, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 27, 1976
Place
Pampa, TX · PAMPA, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1KGTiny Hawk P6E
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760427012589A
Case key
153886

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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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3-1211  76/4/27  NR.PAMPA,TX           TINY HAWK P6E       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1KG                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENID,OK                     AMARILLO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND. RECOVERY DATE 5/5/76. IMPACTED IN NR VERTICAL ATTITUDE,NO PROP ROTATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N1KG
Reported as
Tiny Hawk P6E
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.