- Date
- February 3, 1991, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Shelbyville, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N224JHHagg Starduster TOO
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910203001349A
- Case key
- 14867
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, not refueling the aircraft before taking off on this flight, and inaccurate fuel consumption calculations. A factor related to the accident is the unsuitable terrain selected by the pilot for a forced landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Pilot fueled the aircraft with 9 gallons of fuel, took off, and went sightseeing for about an hour, and landed at another field. He gave rides to three persons while he was there. Pilot then took off to return to his point of origin. Approximately 45 minutes later he experienced a total loss of engine power, and attempted to make a forced landing in a plowed corn field perpendicular to the furrows. Right main landing gear dug in and collapsed on landing roll. Investigation revealed no fuel in aircraft. Pilot had flown for 2.1 hours since his original takeoff, and stated that he thought he had fuel for another hour of flight time when the mishap occurred. Fuel was available at both airfields he was using.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N224JH
- Reported as
- Hagg Starduster TOO (STARDUSTER)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 89H29
- Airframe hours
- 42
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jeffery Hagg
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · October 3, 1990 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- I52 · Indianapolis, IN
- Destination
- 35M · IN
- Airport
- I52 · Shelbyville
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 356 total · 42 in this make and model · 328 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.