# Accident 19800405007939A: Nord STAMPESV4C, Downers Grove, IL, April 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1980, 15:46 local time
- Place: Downers Grove, IL
- Airport: Brookeridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7950° N, 88.0211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Downers Grove, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7950&lon=-88.0211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12425, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12425-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nord STAMPE SV4C (registry code 6383006, https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-stampe-sv4c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORD STAMPESV4C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 4 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800405007939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. STALLED AIRPLANE IN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI80FEE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE19), Apr 5, 1980: Avion Stamp SV4A (N12425), Downers Grove, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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