# Accident 20131202023519A: Moffitt Oscar/ Kit Prostar A/C PT2, Trenton, SC, December 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2013, 15:30 local time
- Place: Trenton, SC
- Airport: Edgefield County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7369° N, 81.8186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7369&lon=-81.8186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N355PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355PT-2014-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moffitt Oscar/ Kit Prostar A/C PT2 (registry code 05624H4, https://openairdocs.org/model/moffitt-oscar-kit-prostar-a-c-pt2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOFFITT OSCAR/ KIT PROSTAR A/C PT2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131202023519A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TWIN LAKES AIRPORT (S17) FOR A SHORT TEST FLIGHT TO EDGEFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT (6J6). THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND PILOT COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE EDGEFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA14LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA059), Dec 2, 2013: Moffitt Oscar/ Kit Prostar A/C PT2 (N355PT), Trenton, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane owner/pilot ‘s failure to follow the gascolator manufacturer’s recommendations for installing and safety wiring the gascolator strainer bowl, which resulted in the bowl separating and a…

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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