Accident: Focke-Wulf FWP-149D
Jul 4, 2021 · Killeen, TX
NTSB numberCEN21FA304Event id20210704103411
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of a crankshaft counterweight mounting lobe, which resulted in a counterweight separation and catastrophic secondary damage to the engine drivetrain. Contributing to the accident was the mislabeled warning light, the pilot’s erroneous belief that the airplane was safe to operate after the metal contamination was observed in the oil filtration system, and his failure to maintain best glide airspeed during the forced landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and an inadvertent aerodynamic stall at a low altitude.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Focke-Wulf FWP-149D
- Registration
- N9145
- Year built
- 1960
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise Loss of engine power (total)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Skylark Field (ILE)2 nm (4 km) north
- Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield (GRK)7 nm (12 km) west
- Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (TPL)16 nm (30 km) east
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