# NTSB FTW81FPD35: Windwagon Bohls, N9036Z, Arlington, TX, August 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1981
- Place: Arlington, TX · ARLINGTON, TX
- Location: 32.7357° N, 97.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7357&lon=-97.1081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1736   81/8/8    ARLINGTON,TX        WINDWAGON BOHLS     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 250
        TIME - 0945                    N9036Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- 2 CYL VW ENG. 1 CYL MISFIRED,ENCTRD SVR ENG VIBRATION,PLT SHTDN ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9036Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9036Z-1983-02-12), registration cancelled 1983-02-12, S/N GW10 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WINDWAGON BOHLS
- Registry model: [Bohls Richard N WIND WAGON](https://openairdocs.org/model/bohls-richard-n-wind-wagon) (registry code 0565118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arlington Muni

## 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 19810808049079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810808049079A), Aug 8, 1981: Amtr WINDWAGON, Arlington, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled and crashed when pilot attempted emergency landing after engine failure.

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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