N482FD is a David R Dantonio 404. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 1 seat. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Wichita Falls, TX. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Dec 2013. It has been registered to its current owner since Jun 2021. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
2021
2013
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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.
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