- Date
- July 21, 1974
- Place
- Zionsville, IN · ZIONSVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4302Starks S1
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740721026279A
- Case key
- 134549
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2196 74/7/21 ZIONSVILLE,IND STARKS S1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT, AGE 49, 129 TIME - 1600 N4302 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TERRY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ZIONSVILLE,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG VOLKSWAGON 1192.PLT ESTD FUEL ABT 2 GAL BFR 1ST TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4302
- Reported as
- Starks S1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Terry
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.