# NTSB CHI75FEP10: Acro Duster SA-700, N181J, Fond Du Lac, WI, July 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1974
- Place: Fond Du Lac, WI · FOND DU LAC, WI
- Location: 43.7722° N, 88.4403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fond du Lac, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7722&lon=-88.4403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEP10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2116  74/7/27    FOND DU LAC,WIS     ACRO DUSTER SA-700  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1651
        TIME - 1010                    N181J               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOND DU LAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOND DU LAC,WIS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ALT AIR DOOR HINGES WORN,PIN MISSING.AIR INTAKE BLOCKED.LNDD IN WHEAT FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N181J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181J-1976-07-14), registration cancelled 1976-07-14, S/N 1, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ACRO DUSTER SA-700
- Registry model: [Osborne STARDUSTER-SA-700](https://openairdocs.org/model/osborne-starduster-sa-700) (registry code 8660195) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fond Du Lac

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740727025129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740727025129A), Jul 27, 1974: Amtr 8660141, Fond Du Lac, WI, Substantial damage. Alt air door hinges worn,pin missing. Air intake blocked. Lndd in wheat field.

## Other investigations on N181J (2)

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 LAX76FUG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUG48), May 1, 1976: Acroduster SA-700 (N181J), Corona, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX74FUG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUG20), Oct 15, 1973: Starduster ACRO-1 (N181J), Riverside, CA, substantial damage

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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