- Date
- October 14, 1983, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N12371Grumman FM-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831014054409A
- Case key
- 21070
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Analysis
The plt had purchased the wwii fighter about a week before the accident & it had been flown several hours during the last few days before the accident. The plt intended to shoot touch-&-go's on this flt. After takeoff the acft was observed to remain in the pattern & the acft overshot the turn to final. It then made a 180 deg left turn & aligned witha small clearing. It then stalled. Several persons described the eng as sputtering, popping & observd smoke. The propeller was turning slowly. Eng teardown revealed that the conrods for clys 3,4 & 5 had disconnected from their masterrod attach points. The attaching pins were heat discolored & deeply scored.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12371
- Reported as
- Grumman FM-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 86750
- Airframe hours
- 100
- Engine
- Wright 1820-56A, 1,350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jack B. Barnett Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport
- 586 · Lakeside, runway 15, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HOU, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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