19880821034219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrso STARDUSTR100 · Slatington, PA · August 21, 1988

Date
August 21, 1988 · 14:45 local
Place
Slatington, PA
Airport
Slatington
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N22GT
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88DHA03
Reported as
Amtrso STARDUSTR100
Reported engine
Lycoming O290*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total3 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on takeoff after switching tanks to mains. Crashed in trees. Stale auto fuel unknown by pilot in mains.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF AFTER SWITCHING TANKS TO MAINS. CRASHED IN TREES. STALE AUTO FUEL UNKNOWN BY PILOT IN MAINS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.