- Date
- August 8, 1979
- Place
- Fond Du Lac, WI · FOND DU LAC, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N86670Starduster SA-100
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790808027309A
- Case key
- 134078
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2259 79/8/8 FOND DU LAC,WI STARDUSTER SA-100 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 3045 TIME - 1749 N86670 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FOND DU LAC CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FOND DU LAC,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TURN BACK TO ARPT AFT ENG FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86670
- Reported as
- Starduster SA-100
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fond Du Lac Co
N86670Registration cancelled Oct 2, 1982 · Hanson Starduster SA100Airframe modelHanson Starduster SA100
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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.