# NTSB CHI71DEE80: Coppock SA-100, N2581, Crystal Lake, IL, May 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1971
- Place: Crystal Lake, IL · CRYSTAL LAKE, IL
- Location: 42.2332° N, 88.3344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal Lake, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2332&lon=-88.3344&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DEE80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEE80

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2760  71/5/27    CRYSTAL LAKE,ILL    COPPOCK SA-100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1515                    N2581               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  42, 9600 TOTAL HOURS, 56
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CYRSTAL LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRYSTAL LAKE,ILL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT TKOF W INSUF FUEL FOR THE FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2581](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2581), registered now, S/N 1, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COPPOCK SA-100
- Registry model: [Coppock STARDUSTER SA-100](https://openairdocs.org/model/coppock-starduster-sa-100) (registry code 86601LD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cyrstal Lake

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.

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