# NTSB FTW81DQG54: Headwind Main, N30123, Canyon, TX, August 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1981
- Place: Canyon, TX · CANYON, TX
- Location: 34.9903° N, 101.9190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canyon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9903&lon=-101.9190&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 September 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1643  81/8/15    CANYON,TX           HEADWIND MAIN       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 219
        TIME - 1400                    N30123              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANYON,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W WELL CASING & FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30123](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30123), registered now, S/N 1, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HEADWIND MAIN
- Registry model: [Main Headwind CAM](https://openairdocs.org/model/main-headwind-cam) (registry code 05601S6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

## 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 19810815049919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815049919A), Aug 15, 1981: Amtrst HEADWIND, Canyon, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft engine power loss on takeoff caused crash into obstructions at end of runway.

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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