# NTSB FTW81FPD19: Champion 402, N9956Y, Roanoke, TX, April 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1981
- Place: Roanoke, TX · ROANOKE, TX
- Location: 33.0147° N, 97.2290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0147&lon=-97.2290&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126241
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0867  81/4/25  NR.ROANOKE,TX         CHAMPION 402        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N9956Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 1185 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            33 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENTON,TX                   ROANOKE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      77
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          170                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT WILL NOT MAINTAIN FLT ON ONE ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9956Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9956Y), registered now, S/N 402-14, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 402
- Registry model: [Champion 402](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-402) (registry code 2110204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aero Valley

## 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 19810425019079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425019079A), Apr 25, 1981: Champ 402CHAMP, Roanoke, TX, Substantial damage. Engine lost power. Unable to sustain flight on one engine. Nosed over landing. No engine defects. Carb heat off.

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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