# NTSB LAX81FUJ54: Cougar 1, N777BP, Willcox, AZ, April 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1981
- Place: Willcox, AZ · WILLCOX, AZ
- Location: 32.2518° N, 109.8357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willcox, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2518&lon=-109.8357&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2284  81/4/29  NR.WILLCOX,AZ         COUGAR 1            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 301
        TIME - 1255                    N777BP              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLYTHE,CA                   WILLCOX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FOUND FUEL STAINS FM AREA OF GASCOLATOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N777BP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777BP-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N JPB-1, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COUGAR 1
- Registry model: [Deland-Keller COUGAR I](https://openairdocs.org/model/deland-keller-cougar-i) (registry code 0562459) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810429021759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810429021759A), Apr 29, 1981: Amtrev COUGAR1, Willcox, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Nosed over in wheat field. Possible fuel exhaustion. Fuel strainer leak. Useable fuel unknown.

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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