FTW80DA041

NTSB accident investigation · Republic P47D · Tulsa, OK · February 9, 1980

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 9, 1980
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N47DDRepublic P47D
Status
Completed · report May 16, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800209005709A
Case key
131814

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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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3-0234   80/2/9    TULSA,OK            REPUBLIC P47D       CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N47DD               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     50, 20000 TOTAL HOURS, 2
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULSA INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OK                    UVALDE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG BLOWER MALFUNCTIONED.

Aircraft

Registration
N47DD
Reported as
Republic P47D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tulsa Intl

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