Chance Vought F4U-4 N5222V
2 August 1991 · Chiloquin, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1991 at about 19:00 local time, a Chance Vought F4U-4 registered N5222V, operated by Erickson Air-Crane Co., was involved in an accident near Chiloquin, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chiloquin, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.9994, -121.6302
- Aircraft
- Chance Vought F4U-4
- Registration
- N5222V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Erickson Air-Crane Co.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Medford → Caldwell
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA91LA198
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE LOSS OF POWER DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE WW2 VINTAGE FIGHTER ACFT WAS IN A FLT OF 4 ACFT WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, LOST OIL PRESSURE AND FAILED. THE PILOT PARACHUTED FROM THE ACFT, WHICH CAUGHT FIRE BEFORE HE COULD REACH THE NEAREST ARPT FOR AN EMERGENCY LDG. THE ACFT IMPACTED TREES AND STARTED A FOREST FIRE. THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Chance Vought F4U accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1993 | Chance Vought F4U-4 | Breckenridge, Texas, United States | Pardue, Howard E. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 May 1987 | Chance Vought F4U-7 | Chula Vista, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Apr 1997 | Chance Vought F4U | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | Robert F. Collings | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1984 | Chance Vought F4U-5 | Alief, Texas, United States | - | Serious 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 1991 | Cessna 172A | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Paul J. Welp | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1991 | Cessna 150J | Mulino, Oregon, United States | Mulino Air Center | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1991 | Cessna 180 | Drewsey, Oregon, United States | Walter L. Sitz | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1991 | Hughes 269B | Grand Ronde, Oregon, United States | Precision Helicopters Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1991 | Cessna T-210N | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | Stephan G. Lang | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1991 | Boeing E75 | Aurora, Oregon, United States | John P. Pike | No injuries | - |