- Date
- August 17, 1979
- Place
- Weirwood, VA · WEIRWOOD, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N17FPStarduster SA300
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790817023269A
- Case key
- 133731
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3452 79/8/17 WEIRWOOD,VA STARDUSTER SA300 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2050 TIME - 1120 N17FP PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLAM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEIRWOOD,VA TANGIER ISLAND,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17FP
- Reported as
- Starduster SA300
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kellam Field
N17FPRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2013 · Starduster II SA-300Airframe modelStarduster II SA-300Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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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.