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FAA accident report · Cliff STARDUSTER II SA300 · Placerville, CA · August 16, 2014

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Date
August 16, 2014 · 18:40 local
Place
Placerville, CA
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N411TM
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR14FA348
Reported as
Cliff Starduster II SA300
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
432 total170 in this make and model77 in the last 90 days
N411TMRegistration cancelled Mar 14, 2018 · Cliff STARDUSTER II SA300S/N 1 · Built 1976Airframe modelCliff STARDUSTER II SA300Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

It appears the pilot privacy data omitted ? Dob 11/25/1959) and his brother privacy data omitted ? Dob 1/30/1962 ? Deceased) were flying to swansboro airport, swansboro, California, to attend a party given by the community. He was circling the airport to determine, I was told by the on scene deputy, if he should land at swansboro or at Placerville (pvf) and drive over. He was in radio contact with the hostess of the ?hanger party? While circling. Radio contact was lost about 18:40 PDT and she received a cell phone call at 18:53 PDT from the pilot saying he had crashed. At this time no witnesses have come forward or been identified.

The first responder said he smelled and saw fuel but the stain he showed me in the dirt was enough, in my opinion, to have been only a couple gallons. He also cut a fuel line during the recovery process and said fuel came out but only what he would call residual. I could still faintly smell fuel about 12 hours after the accident.

This report will be ammended as further information becomes available.

As the FAA filed it

IT APPEARS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ? DOB 11/25/1959) AND HIS BROTHER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ? DOB 1/30/1962 ? DECEASED) WERE FLYING TO SWANSBORO AIRPORT, SWANSBORO, CALIFORNIA, TO ATTEND A PARTY GIVEN BY THE COMMUNITY. HE WAS CIRCLING THE AIRPORT TO DETERMINE, I WAS TOLD BY THE ON SCENE DEPUTY, IF HE SHOULD LAND AT SWANSBORO OR AT PLACERVILLE (PVF) AND DRIVE OVER. HE WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH THE HOSTESS OF THE ?HANGER PARTY? WHILE CIRCLING. RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST ABOUT 18:40 PDT AND SHE RECEIVED A CELL PHONE CALL AT 18:53 PDT FROM THE PILOT SAYING HE HAD CRASHED. AT THIS TIME NO WITNESSES HAVE COME FORWARD OR BEEN IDENTIFIED.

THE FIRST RESPONDER SAID HE SMELLED AND SAW FUEL BUT THE STAIN HE SHOWED ME IN THE DIRT WAS ENOUGH, IN MY OPINION, TO HAVE BEEN ONLY A COUPLE GALLONS. HE ALSO CUT A FUEL LINE DURING THE RECOVERY PROCESS AND SAID FUEL CAME OUT BUT ONLY WHAT HE WOULD CALL RESIDUAL. I COULD STILL FAINTLY SMELL FUEL ABOUT 12 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

THIS REPORT WILL BE AMMENDED AS FURTHER INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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 WPR14FA348Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPlacerville, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around in gusting wind conditions following a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal…Aug 17, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N411TM · 1

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

Accident 20110719017219ALanding: Touchdown · San Jose, CAPilot stated he had landed at reid hillview airprt (krhv), on runway 31 right. After landing the aircraft turned off the runway at taxiway echo. The pilot stated he turned too sharply and struck the runway sign adjacent to taxiway echo. The aircraft damage…Jul 19, 2011 · Substantial damage