- Date
- April 14, 1982, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Forney, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9964ZGoodyear FGID(F4U)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820414009439A
- Case key
- 70702
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Following the last aerobatic manuever, a loop, and while in straight and level flight, the low oil pressure light illuminated. The oil pressure decreased to zero and shortly thereafter propeller control was lost. Due to a rough running engine an emergency landing was attempted. During the wheels up landing in an unplowed grassy field, the aircraft struck a fence. Examination of the aircraft revealed the cooler oil line came loose from the inlet fitting.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9964Z
- Reported as
- Goodyear FGID(F4U)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 92468
- Airframe hours
- 1,386
- Engine
- P & W R-2800-8W, 2,000 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William Paul Thayer
- Registered owner
- Confederate Air Force, Inc.
- Departed
- Grand Prairie, TX
- Destination
- Grand Prairie, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 9,334 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 9,334 as pilot in command · 132 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 178 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NBE, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9964Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.