Chance Vought F4U N45NL
4 April 1997 · New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 April 1997 at about 16:20 local time, a Chance Vought F4U registered N45NL, operated by Robert F. Collings, was involved in an accident near New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.0200, -80.9208
- Aircraft
- Chance Vought F4U
- Registration
- N45NL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert F. Collings
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA97LA113
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to assure that an adequate supply of fuel was on board for the intended flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that during his preflight inspection of the airplane the fuel gages indicated 120 gallons. He visually checked the fuel tank; however, he did not stick the fuel tank. He departed on the flight and joined up with another airplane at 3,500 feet. A person in a T6 airplane was taking photos of his airplane. His engine started to sputter. He checked his fuel selector on, boost pump on high, mixture full rich, and that the magnetos were on both. He informed the other pilot that he was returning to the airport. The engine continued to sputter and quit about 20 seconds later. He made a forced landing to the water. Examination of the airplane after recovery revealed the fuel tank was not ruptured. There was an odor of fuel in the fuel tank. No fuel was present in the fuel tank, and about one cup of water was present near the rear of the fuel tank.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Chance Vought F4U accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1999 | Chance Vought F4U-4 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1993 | Chance Vought F4U-4 | Breckenridge, Texas, United States | Pardue, Howard E. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Chance Vought F4U-4 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Aug 1991 | Chance Vought F4U-4 | Chiloquin, Oregon, United States | Erickson Air-Crane Co. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 May 1987 | Chance Vought F4U-7 | Chula Vista, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Feb 1984 | Chance Vought F4U-5 | Alief, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1997 | Cessna 152 | La Crosse, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1997 | Navion A | Quincy, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1997 | Diamond DA 20-A1 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | Pelican Airways | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1997 | Cessna 172N | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1997 | Cessna 150M | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1997 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Bunnell, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |