# NTSB FTW79FQG57: Davis DA-5A, N7022T, Midland, TX, August 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1979
- Place: Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FQG57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG57

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7022T-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N 3, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVIS DA-5A
- Registry model: [Lutker-Dittmer-Sturm DAVIS DA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lutker-dittmer-sturm-davis-da-5a) (registry code 0560897) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Midland 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 19790825022909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790825022909A), Aug 25, 1979: Amtrdv DAVISDA5A, Midland, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft had been operated 30 minuntes on ground taxi tests prior to flight. Engine overheated, froze up.

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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