FTW82DPD18

NTSB accident investigation · Bennet VP-1 · Fort Worth, TX · September 5, 1982

Accident · Serious injuriesFinal report

Date: September 5, 1982, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
Place: Fort Worth, TX
Injuries: 1 serious
Damage: Destroyed
Phase of flight: Initial climb
Aircraft: N45RBBennet VP-1
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report September 5, 1983
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19820905043929A
Case key: 70725

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malfTakeoff - initial climb

Fuel system,carburetor - deterioratedCause

Fluid,fuel - starvationCause

Forced landingManeuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)

Loss of control - in flightManeuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)

Airspeed - not maintainedPilot in commandCause

Stall - inadvertentPilot in command

In flight collision with terrain/waterManeuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)

Analysis

Engine quit after takeoff and aircraft stalled during forced landing in tall weeds. Bendix zenith carburetor acceleration pump rubber cover was deteriorated, sucking in air.

Aircraft

Registration: N45RB
Reported as: Bennet VP-1
Category: Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number: 1
Airframe hours: 104
Engine: VW EXP., 36 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Destroyed
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Operator: Marvin Kennedy
Registered owner: Marvin Kennedy
Departed: Fort Worth, TX
Destination: Fort Worth, TX
Airport: Sycamore

N45RBRegistration cancelled Jun 1, 1992 · Bennett RB-1S/N 1 Airframe modelBennett RB-1

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: 61
Certificate: Commercial
Airplane ratings: Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Medical: Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours: 2,024 total · 15 in this make and model

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility: 8 statute miles
Temperature: 201 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19820905043929AAmtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1 · Crowley, TXEngine quit on takeoff. Impacted off airport in a flat stall. Carburetor acceleration pump cover leaked, sucked airSep 5, 1982 · N45RB · Destroyed