- Date
- November 4, 1978
- Place
- Nhenderson, IL · NHENDERSON, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N762RDStarduster TOO
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781104040199A
- Case key
- 138148
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4464 78/11/4 NHENDERSON,IL STARDUSTER TOO CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 415 TIME - 1316 N762RD PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORWIG RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NHENDERSON,IL GALESBURG,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STICKY SYRUP-LIKE SUBSTANCE FOUND IN BENDIX MAG S6LN-21,S/N277590.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N762RD
- Reported as
- Starduster TOO
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Orwig Rla
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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.