- Date
- August 3, 1990, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Bristow, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N40PWHomebuilt Midget Mustang M1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900803030169A
- Case key
- 22959
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Probable cause
Fuel starvation induced power loss, a compromised fuel vent system, and improper installation of the plumbing in the fuel vent system.
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
After takeoff and at an altitude of approximately 200 feet AGL, the engine began to lose power. Power continued to decay and the pilot initiated a left turn to return for landing on runway 35. As power continued to decrease the pilot realized that he would not be able to continue his turn sufficiently to align with the runway. A forced landing was made and the airplane collided with a depression between the runway and taxiway. According to the pilot, a fuel line separated from a 't' fitting in the fuel vent system, causing the power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40PW
- Reported as
- Homebuilt Midget Mustang M1 (MIDGET MUS)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- DSA-1
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Arthur E. O'Conner
- Registered owner
- Arthur E. O'Connor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 20, 1990 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- 3F7
- Airport
- 3F7 · Jones Memorial, runway 35, 3,400 × 24 ft, asphalt
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
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,800 total · 40 in this make and model · 40 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.