- Date
- March 21, 1987, 12:49 local (18:49 UTC)
- Place
- Springdale, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N67SHGlasair SH2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870321007189A
- Case key
- 34353
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - contaminationCause
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Maintenance,inspection - inadequateCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Immediately after takeoff, the engine stopped and the acft collided with trees and then the terrain. Inspection revealed contamination in the fuel tank, the lines and the filter. Contamination was water, dirt, straw and gravel. The fuel being used was regular automotive fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67SH
- Reported as
- Glasair SH2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 436
- Airframe hours
- 64
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sheril Helton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 9, 1986
- Airport
- H37 · Municipal, runway 18, 5,300 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 189 total · 64 in this make and model · 126 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.