Dantonio 404 N482FD

Summary

On 14 July 2014 at about 16:45 local time, a Dantonio 404 registered N482FD was involved in an accident near Wichita Falls, Texas, 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.

Date

14 July 2014 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Wichita Falls, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Wichita Valley (F14)

Coordinates

33.9475, -98.6161

Aircraft

Dantonio 404

Registration

N482FD

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wichita Falls → Wichita Falls

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14CA380

Nobody was injured.

The separation of a spark plug wire resulting in a loss of engine power during climb out and a subsequent forced landing on a field containing trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot took off for a local flight in his experimental amateur-built biplane. During climb out, near 250 feet above ground level, the engine lost power. The pilot performed a forced landing to a field that contained small trees. The lower wing sustained substantial damage on impact with a tree. An examination of the engine revealed that a spark plug wire had detached from its spark plug's terminal. The pilot's safety recommendation stated that installing an Adel clamp on one of the cylinder bolts will prevent the spark plug wire from vibrating off the spark plug terminal.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.