- Date
- April 9, 1988, 08:41 local (13:41 UTC)
- Place
- Beaumont, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1HNNeff BD-4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880409008059A
- Case key
- 22475
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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.
Analysis
During the flight, an oil-like odor was detected and oil spots appeared on the windshield. The oil pressure dropped to zero and the engine failed. During the forced landing on a highway, the left wing struck a road sign. The spar/ fuel tank ruptured and the airplane burned. The rod bolts from the 3 and 4 rods failed after loss of lubrication. The reason for the loss of lubrication could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1HN
- Reported as
- Neff BD-4
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 342
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth L. Flowers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- TOO · Anahuac, TX
- Destination
- LAL · Lakeland, FL
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 290 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BPT, 5 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.