# NTSB CHI80FEE19: Avion Stamp SV4A, N12425, Downers Grove, IL, April 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1980
- Place: Downers Grove, IL · DOWNERS GROVE, IL
- Location: 41.7950° N, 88.0211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Downers Grove, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7950&lon=-88.0211&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEE19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1033   80/4/5    DOWNERS GROVE,IL    AVION STAMP SV4A    CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2050
        TIME - 1546                    N12425              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKERIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOWNERS GROVE,IL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STALLED DRG TURN BACK TO ARPT TO AVOID TREES & HOUSES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N12425 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AVION STAMP SV4A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brookeridge

## 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 19800405007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800405007939A), Apr 5, 1980: Nord STAMPESV4C, Downers Grove, IL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff due to fuel exhaustion. Stalled airplane in attempt to return to runway.

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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