- Date
- October 4, 1980
- Place
- Brighton, CO · BRIGHTON, CO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3843Starduster SA-30
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801004045609A
- Case key
- 128619
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2772 80/10/4 NR.BRIGHTON,CO STARDUSTER SA-30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1030 N3843 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 44, 17500 TOTAL HOURS, 50 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIGHTON,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3843
- Reported as
- Starduster SA-30
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
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