- Date
- April 4, 1980
- Place
- Ft Collins, CO · FT COLLINS, CO
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N13CCStarduster II
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800404007689A
- Case key
- 131543
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1911 80/4/4 FT COLLINS,CO STARDUSTER II CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1649 TIME - 1500 N13CC PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVELAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT COLLINS,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 1/2IN LENGTH OF 3/8IN HOSE FND IN INTAKE OF FUELPUMP.SAND IN CARB.CARB FLOAT LVL 3/32IN LOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13CC
- Reported as
- Starduster II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Loveland
N13CCRegistration cancelled Dec 15, 1982 · Connell-Starduster Too SA-300Airframe modelConnell-Starduster Too SA-300
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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.
Other investigations on N13CC · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.