# Accident 20120615011909A: Peterson-Feder-Splinter STARDUSTER TOO, Lake Dallas, TX, June 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2012, 19:48 local time
- Place: Lake Dallas, TX
- Airport: Lakeview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1256° N, 97.0086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1256&lon=-97.0086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76NP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76NP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Peterson-Feder-Splinter STARDUSTER TOO (registry code 8660341, https://openairdocs.org/model/peterson-feder-splinter-starduster-too) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PETERSON-FEDER-SPLINTER STARDUSTER TOO
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,261 total, 40 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA384) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120615011909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE TOOKOFF FROM 30F WITH A FRIEND FLYING AROUND LAKE LEWISVILLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES THEN RETURNED TO 30F FOR SOME TOUCH AND GO'S.  HE STATED THAT THEY HAD ACCOMPLISHED THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO WITHOUT INCIDENT.  DURING THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO, DURING CLIMBOUT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL AND WAS LOSING AIRSPEED RAPIDLY.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS CARS, PEOPLE AND A MARINA FULL OF BOATS STRAIGHT AHEAD.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ELECTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND DITCHED INTO A CANAL SHORT OF THE MARINA.

## 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 CEN12LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA384), Jun 16, 2012: Peterson-Feder-Splinter Starduster TOO (N76NP), Lake Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power on takeoff due to a stuck intake valve on the No. 2 cylinder.

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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