- Date
- July 2, 1978
- Place
- Port Aransas, TX · PORT ARANSAS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4650Cavalier EXP
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780702021279A
- Case key
- 140885
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1949 78/7/2 PORT ARANSAS,TX CAVALIER EXP CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 109 TIME - 1300 N4650 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT ARANSAS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN TALL GRASS.CARB NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4650
- Reported as
- Cavalier EXP
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4650Registration cancelled Dec 11, 2012 · Williams Gurganus CAVALIER SA102.5Airframe modelWilliams Gurganus CAVALIER SA102.5Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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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.