Arthur ACROSPORT 1 N47TA
31 August 1988 · Danville, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 August 1988 at about 20:30 local time, a Arthur ACROSPORT 1 registered N47TA was involved in an accident near Danville, Virginia, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Danville, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.5802, -79.3996
- Aircraft
- Arthur ACROSPORT 1
- Registration
- N47TA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Danville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO88LA081
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 ACFT WAS ON A PERFORMANCE TEST FLIGHT WHEN A POWER LOSS OCCURRED AT 1100 FT MSL. THE PLT UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE RUBBER HOSE VENT LINE WAS OBSTRUCTED WITH TRAPPED FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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