# NTSB LAX83LUJ06: Frank Turben Aero Sport Scamp, N37690, Carefree, AZ, December 12, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: December 12, 1982, 15:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place: Carefree, AZ
- Location: 33.8232° N, 111.9133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carefree, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8232&lon=-111.9133&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LUJ06
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70130/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LUJ06

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
  - maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - improper, fbo personnel (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT FLEW FROM GLENDALE TO CAREFREE, AZ. AFTER LANDING, HE REFUELED AND PAID FOR 6.7 GALS OF GASOLINE. DURING TAKEOFF, HE ENCOUNTERED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. A TURN WAS MADE TOWARD LOWER TERRAIN AND TO LAND ON A GOLF COURSE. THE AIRCRAFT BARELY CLEARED POWER LINES AND LANDED IN THE DESERT. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR DUE INTO SOFT TERRAIN AND COLLAPSED, THEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM AND GASCOLATOR REVEALED EVIDENCE OF WATER. WATER WAS ALSO FOUND IN A SAMPLE TAKEN FROM THE FUEL TRUCK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N37690 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FRANK TURBEN AERO SPORT SCAMP (AERO SPORT)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 4621
- Airframe hours: 67
- Engines: VOLKSWAGEN 2180-CC 70 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Joseph W. Anderson, Jr
- Registered owner: Frank W. Turben
- Departed: CAREFREE, AZ
- Destination: CAREFREE, AZ

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, multi-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 16,412 total, 60 in this make and model, 16,200 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 140 °F

## 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 19821212064539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821212064539A), Dec 12, 1982: Amtrai SCAMP, Carefree, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on climbout. Landed in desert and nosed over. Water in fuel and in fuel truck.

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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