- Date
- February 25, 1984, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Alief, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4903MChance Vought F4U-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840225006169A
- Case key
- 21268
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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
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ground
Descent - excessiveCause
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff the aircraft experienced a power loss. The pilot attempted to land in an area of new residential construction and was forced to dive under power lines, the aircraft impacted the ground in a nose low attitude and slid to a stop in less than 75 ft. the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4903M
- Reported as
- Chance Vought F4U-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 122179
- Airframe hours
- 1,300
- Engine
- P&W R-2800-32W, 2,300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Banner, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 19, 1984
- Departed
- AAP · Houston, TX
- Destination
- T86 · Addicks, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,200 total · 30 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HOU, 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.