20051111028329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr STARDUSTER2 · Benson, AR · November 11, 2005

Date: November 11, 2005 · 15:15 local
Place: Benson, AR
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N777CC
Reported as: Amtr STARDUSTER2
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total200 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N777CCRegistered now · Preston STARDUSTER TOOS/N S-300-CC-1 · Built 1984 Airframe modelPreston STARDUSTER TOO Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Pilot claimed he was flying along at about 1500 AGL when the engine lost power but did not quit completely. They were not able to determine what the cause for the power loss. The fuel tanks were drained and re-filled with new fuel and the engine was checked out. The airplane was then flown to santa inez, CA where it is undergoing an in-depth inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT CLAIMED HE WAS FLYING ALONG AT ABOUT 1500 AGL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER BUT DID NOT QUIT COMPLETELY. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE FOR THE POWER LOSS. THE FUEL TANKS WERE DRAINED AND RE-FILLED WITH NEW FUEL AND THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED OUT. THE AIRPLANE WAS THEN FLOWN TO SANTA INEZ, CA WHERE IT IS UNDERGOING AN IN-DEPTH INSPECTION.