Chance Vought F4U-5 N4903M
25 February 1984 · Alief, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 February 1984 at about 22:00 local time, a Chance Vought F4U-5 registered N4903M was involved in an accident near Alief, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alief, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Chance Vought F4U-5
- Registration
- N4903M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → Addicks
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84LA146
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS.THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN AN AREA OF NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND WAS FORCED TO DIVE UNDER POWER LINES, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND SLID TO A STOP IN LESS THAN 75 FT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A POST CRASH FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Chance Vought F4U accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1987 | Chance Vought F4U-7 | Chula Vista, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Aug 1991 | Chance Vought F4U-4 | Chiloquin, Oregon, United States | Erickson Air-Crane Co. | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1993 | Chance Vought F4U-4 | Breckenridge, Texas, United States | Pardue, Howard E. | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1997 | Chance Vought F4U | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | Robert F. Collings | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1999 | Chance Vought F4U-4 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Chance Vought F4U-4 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1984 | Cessna 402B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1984 | Owen Robert R QUICKIE 2 | Ponder, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1984 | Cessna 150L | New Boston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft B35 | Nocona, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Beaumont, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Cessna 150 | Papalote, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |