# NTSB FTW80FQG18: CASA 131E, N4992V, Big Spring, TX, April 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1980
- Place: Big Spring, TX · BIG SPRING, TX
- Location: 32.2383° N, 101.4857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Spring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2383&lon=-101.4857&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FQG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0555  80/4/20    BIG SPRING,TX       CASA 131E           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1420                    N4992V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 60, 14715 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOSS LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG SPRING,TX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DRAINED LARGE AMOUNT OF DIRTY FUEL BEFORE CLEARING.INSECT WINGS FOUND IN FUEL STRAINER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4992V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CASA 131E
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moss Lake

## 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 19800420013309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420013309A), Apr 20, 1980: Buker JUNGMAN, Big Spring, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit over end of runway on takeoff. Found insects and in dirt in fuel.

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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