Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-1B-2 Chipmunk N320HP, Friday 27 March 1987
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Date:Friday 27 March 1987
Time:17:49
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-1B-2 Chipmunk
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N320HP
MSN: 231
Total airframe hrs:3360 hours
Engine model:Lycoming O-540
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Claremore, Oklahoma -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Claremore, OK
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
PROBABLE CAUSE: MUD DAUBERS PLUGGED THE FUEL TANK VENTS RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION AND ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE FORCED LANDING, AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED

Registration N320HP cancelled by FAA on 8 Nov 1988

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW87DPJ05
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://dms.ntsb.gov/aviation/AccidentReports/yupojbqu1zznae2ljdvs1r451/X11072011120000.pdf
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=320HP
http://web.archive.org/web/20071107121535/http://www.ody.ca/%7Ebwalker/RCAF_Chipmunk_detailed.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2011 13:44 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
07-Nov-2011 13:45 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, ]
21-Dec-2016 19:26 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ]

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