Thorp Aero 211 N29754
3 August 1986 · Liberty, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 August 1986 at about 21:00 local time, a Thorp Aero 211 registered N29754, operated by Thomas E. Kurtz, JR., was involved in an accident near Liberty, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Liberty, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.0392, -94.7896
- Aircraft
- Thorp Aero 211
- Registration
- N29754
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thomas E. Kurtz, JR.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Porter → Baton Rouge
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW86FRA11
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 COLLIDED WITH A DITCH WHICH SHEARED THE NOSE GEAR DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE PLT SAID HE HAD ONLY FLOWN ABOUT 30 MINUTES SINCE REFUELING AND SUSPECTED A FUEL PROBLEM. HE STATED THAT HE HAD CHECKED FOR WATER & CONTAMINENTS DURING PRE-FLT BUT FOUND NONE. AFTER THE ENG SUDDENLY QUIT IN FLT HE UNSUCCESSFULLY USED HEAT AND CHECKED IGNITION (MAGS ON), IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENG. DURING FORCED LANDING IN A HAY FIELD THE ACFT STRUCK A DITCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 29 Aug 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Addison, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Laporte, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1986 | Boeing E75 | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |