# NTSB FTW82FRG02: Hawker Sdly SMK20, N19SF, Haringen, TX, October 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1981
- Place: Haringen, TX · HARINGEN, TX
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FRG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2983   81/10/9 NR.HARINGEN,TX        HAWKER SDLY SMK20   CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 6000
        TIME - 1300                    N19SF               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARLINGEN INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HARINGEN,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SEA FURY,WWII FIGHTER ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19SF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19SF), registered now, S/N 41H656803, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAWKER SDLY SMK20
- Registry model: [Hawker MK 11 SEA FURY](https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-mk-11-sea-fury) (registry code 4220102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright R3350-42](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r3350-42) (registry code 67041, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Harlingen Intl

## 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 19811009066169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811009066169A), Oct 9, 1981: Amtr SEAFURYTMK20, Harlingen, TX, Destroyed. Indicates aircraft entered an accelerated stall while manuevering at a low altitude in a mock air show dog fight.

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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