Evans VP-1 N2260K
20 July 1982 · Greensboro, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 July 1982 at about 23:45 local time, a Evans VP-1 registered N2260K, operated by G. C. Farron, was involved in an accident near Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Southeast
- Coordinates
- 36.0696, -79.8207
- Aircraft
- Evans VP-1
- Registration
- N2260K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- G. C. Farron
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greensboro → Greensboro
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82FKM06
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 ENG QUIT AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 80 DEG NOSE DOWN. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL STRAINER REVEALED THE SCREEN GASKET BENT DOUBLE WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOREIGN MATTER TO ENTER THE CARBURETOR. THE FIBERGLASS FUEL TANK WAS NEW, WITH 36.9 FLT HOURS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Evans VP-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1982 | Evans VP-1 | Liberty Hill, Texas, United States | Harold David Lynch | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1983 | Evans VP-1 | Friendswood, Texas, United States | Lewis Danny Tassin | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1978 | Evans VP-1 | Yelm, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1977 | Evans VP-1 | Speedway, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Evans VP-1 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1974 | Evans VP-1 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Gastonia, North Carolina, United States | Southeast Airmotive Corp | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1982 | Grumman AMERICAN AA-1B | Gatesville, North Carolina, United States | John M. Winesette | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1982 | Luscombe 8A | Apex, North Carolina, United States | Paul J. White | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1982 | Hughes 269C | Marshville, North Carolina, United States | U.s. Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Gates Learjet 25 | Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States | Duncan Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-31-325 | Asheboro, North Carolina, United States | Clarence Roberts/Roberts Avia. | No injuries | - |