Frank Turben AERO SPORT SCAMP N37690

Summary

On 12 December 1982 at about 22:50 local time, a Frank Turben AERO SPORT SCAMP registered N37690, operated by Joseph W. Anderson, JR, was involved in an accident near Carefree, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 December 1982 at 22:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Carefree, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Frank Turben AERO SPORT SCAMP

Registration

N37690

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Joseph W. Anderson, JR

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carefree → Carefree

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LUJ06

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.