- Date
- August 15, 1981
- Place
- Baytown, TX · BAYTOWN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8WGEaa Biplane P-2
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810815049819A
- Case key
- 123949
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2623 81/8/15 BAYTOWN,TX EAA BIPLANE P-2 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 471 TIME - 1930 N8WG PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAYTOWN,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL FLOW/PRES TOO HI W STROMBER MODEL PS-5C CARB INSTLD ON LYC 0-320-E2D ENG.LNDD IN SAND PIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8WG
- Reported as
- Eaa Biplane P-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Johnson Airpark
N8WGRegistration cancelled Oct 22, 2019 · Graves EAA BIPLANE P-2Airframe modelGraves EAA BIPLANE P-2Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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