SERS · BEECHER POLLIWAGEN PW-1 · 1995-03-18 · NEW WAVERLY, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW95LA140
Event ID
20001207X03121
Type
Accident
Date
1995-03-18
Location
NEW WAVERLY, TX, USA
Coordinates
30.53099, -95.480155
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
BEECHER
Model
POLLIWAGEN PW-1
Registration
N192EB
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE HIS FAILURE TO OBTAIN ENGINE PERFORMANCE DATA, THE RESULTING IMPROPER RED LINE MARKING ON THE TACHOMETER, AND THE IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE PROPELLER.