- Date
- August 25, 1979
- Place
- Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7022TDavis DA-5A
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790825022909A
- Case key
- 134653
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1884 79/8/25 MIDLAND,TX DAVIS DA-5A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 45, 543 TIME - 1245 N7022T PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDLAND,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG COWLING NOT INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7022T
- Reported as
- Davis DA-5A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Midland Airpark
N7022TRegistration cancelled Dec 2, 2014 · Lutker-Dittmer-Sturm DAVIS DA-5AAirframe modelLutker-Dittmer-Sturm DAVIS DA-5AEngine modelContinental A&C75 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.