LAX76DUG47

NTSB accident investigation · Starduster TOO · Sun City, CA · April 24, 1976

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 24, 1976
Place
Sun City, CA · SUN CITY, CA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N11TGStarduster TOO
Status
Completed · report May 18, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760424008219A
Case key
152996

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0748  76/4/24    SUN CITY,CA         STARDUSTER TOO      CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1545                    N11TG               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  53, 26000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            110 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEMET,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           COPILOT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
        REMARKS- BOTH PLTS THOUGHT THE OTHER HAD CTL.

Aircraft

Registration
N11TG
Reported as
Starduster TOO
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N11TG · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.