# Accident 19900226002879A: Star CAVALIER, Grants Pass, OR, February 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1990, 17:20 local time
- Place: Grants Pass, OR
- Airport: Josephine County/Grants Pass
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5298° N, 123.3400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5298&lon=-123.3400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7131, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7131-1990-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burton CAVALIER MODEL 2 (registry code 0562096, https://openairdocs.org/model/burton-cavalier-model-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STAR CAVALIER
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,094 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900226002879A

## Narrative

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

OUT OF FUEL ON A LOW ACROBATIC FLIGHT,STALLED AND SPUN IN. HAD LOST FUEL CAP. TAPED OPENING. TAPE CAME OFF.

## 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 SEA90FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA047), Feb 27, 1990: Burton Cavalier Model 2 (N7131), Grants Pass, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION WHICH RESULTED FROM THE PILOTS INTENTIONALLY OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN AND UNCONTROLLED DESCENT.

## Other reports on N7131 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890821057079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890821057079I), Aug 21, 1989: Amtrks CAVALIER102 (N7131), Grants Pass, OR, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on landing rollout. No cause given.
- [Incident 19801006073099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801006073099I), Oct 6, 1980: Amtrks CAVALIER102 (N7131), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. Unable to extend gear for landing due to jammed linkage to gear doors.
- [Incident 19790311011349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790311011349I), Mar 11, 1979: Amtrks CAVALIER102 (N7131), Klamath Falls, OR, Minor damage. Weld in actuator arm crystalized and broke. Unable to extend landing gear, made belly landing on foam.

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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