# Accident 19901017046219A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Knoxville, TN, October 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1990, 13:08 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Sky Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9093° N, 83.8698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9093&lon=-83.8698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19SR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER2
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1D6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 156 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901017046219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. FORCE LANDED IN LAKE OFF END OF RUNWAY. PILOT BELIEVED FUEL SELECTOR OFF ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 ATL91LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA004), Oct 17, 1990: E TN Plts Starduster Starduster II (N19SR), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S INADVERTENT CLOSING OF THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE, WHICH TOTALLY OR PARTIALLY RESTRICTED FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE.

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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