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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr STARDUSTER2 · Tappahannock, VA · July 15, 2008

Date: July 15, 2008 · 15:31 local
Place: Tappahannock, VA
Airport: Tappahannock-Essex County
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N27ED
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA08LA142
Reported as: Amtr STARDUSTER2
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,010 total106 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N27EDRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2012 · Starduster 2S/N 707-727 · Built 1973 Airframe modelStarduster 2 Engine modelLycoming T0-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) A certificated pilot observed and reported the following: normal takeoff with a vx best angle of climbout. At approximately traffic pattern altitude, airplane was observed to steepen in climb. The engine noise suddenly stopped and airplane entered into a left wing over. During descending recovery from the wing over, airplane crashed into trees. Post accident investigation revealed the foam air inlet filter appeared to have been damaged from a previous induction fire. Small particles of the filter were found in the fuel injector servo. The servo is being further evaluated by the NTSB.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A CERTIFICATED PILOT OBSERVED AND REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: NORMAL TAKEOFF WITH A VX BEST ANGLE OF CLIMBOUT. AT APPROXIMATELY TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE, AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO STEEPEN IN CLIMB. THE ENGINE NOISE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND AIRPLANE ENTERED INTO A LEFT WING OVER. DURING DESCENDING RECOVERY FROM THE WING OVER, AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO TREES. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FOAM AIR INLET FILTER APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED FROM A PREVIOUS INDUCTION FIRE. SMALL PARTICLES OF THE FILTER WERE FOUND IN THE FUEL INJECTOR SERVO. THE SERVO IS BEING FURTHER EVALUATED BY THE NTSB.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA08LA142Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTappahannock, VALoss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Jul 15, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N27ED · 1

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

Incident 19960912044779IFinal Approach · Dripping Spring, TXNarrative: on short final, the pilot experienced a strong down draft causing the plane to hit some trees before the pilot could apply full power.Sep 12, 1996 · Minor damage