Evans VP-1 N2VC
28 May 1983 · Friendswood, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 May 1983 at about 13:05 local time, a Evans VP-1 registered N2VC, operated by Lewis Danny Tassin, was involved in an accident near Friendswood, 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 13:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Friendswood, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clover Field (T02)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Evans VP-1
- Registration
- N2VC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lewis Danny Tassin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83FA250
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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A TIGHT STEEP TURN AT LOW (100 FT) ALT. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENG WAS RUNNING WELL AND THAT AFTER FLYING THE LENGTH OF THE RWY AT LOW ALT THE PLT MADE A STEEP LEFT TURN AND CRASHED. WITNESSES SAID THE PLT HAD INITIALLY SOLOED ONLY A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HIS TOTAL TIME IN THIS ACFT WAS ESTIMATED AT LESS THAN 3 HOURS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Evans VP-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1982 | Evans VP-1 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | G. C. Farron | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Apr 1982 | Evans VP-1 | Liberty Hill, Texas, United States | Harold David Lynch | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1978 | Evans VP-1 | Yelm, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1977 | Evans VP-1 | Speedway, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Evans VP-1 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1974 | Evans VP-1 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1983 | Douglas DC-8-63F | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1983 | Cessna 140 | Hitchcock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1983 | Aero Commander S2R | Katy, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1983 | Grumman G-164B | East Bernard, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1983 | Boeing 727-223B | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 152 | Killeen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |