# Accident 20080715843979A: Amtr STARDUSTER2, Tappahannock, VA, July 15, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2008, 15:31 local time
- Place: Tappahannock, VA
- Airport: Tappahannock-Essex County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8594° N, 76.8939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8594&lon=-76.8939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27ED, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27ED-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Starduster 2 (registry code 86601M2, https://openairdocs.org/model/starduster-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T0-360 series (registry code 41528, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STARDUSTER2
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,010 total, 106 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080715843979A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA08LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA142), Jul 15, 2008: J. E. Douglas Starduster 2 (N27ED), Tappahannock, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N27ED (1)

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

- [Incident 19960912044779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960912044779I), Sep 12, 1996: Amtrso STARDUSTER2 (N27ED), Dripping Spring, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: on short final, the pilot experienced a strong down draft causing the plane to hit some trees before the pilot could apply full power.

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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