Bennet VP-1 N45RB
5 September 1982 · Fort Worth, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 September 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Bennet VP-1 registered N45RB, operated by Marvin Kennedy, was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, 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
- Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sycamore
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bennet VP-1
- Registration
- N45RB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Marvin Kennedy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Worth → Fort Worth
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DPD18
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
ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF AND AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING FORCED LANDING IN TALL WEEDS. BENDIX ZENITH CARBURETOR ACCELERATION PUMP RUBBER COVER WAS DETERIORATED, SUCKING IN AIR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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