# NTSB FTW78DRG60: Cavalier EXP, N4650, Port Aransas, TX, July 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1978
- Place: Port Aransas, TX · PORT ARANSAS, TX
- Location: 27.8209° N, 97.0892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Aransas, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8209&lon=-97.0892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRG60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG60

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4650-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 69120, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAVALIER EXP
- Registry model: [Williams Gurganus CAVALIER SA102.5](https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-gurganus-cavalier-sa102-5) (registry code 0562090) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780702021279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702021279A), Jul 2, 1978: Amtr 0562090, Port Aransas, TX, Substantial damage. Acft touched down in tall grass. Carb not installed properly

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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