- Date
- August 17, 1983, 10:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place
- Lantana, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3538Scarboro COUGAR-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830817041879A
- Case key
- 30799
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Aircraft preflight - not performedCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Terrain condition - tree(s)Factor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
During a touch & go takeoff the engine quit. The pilot entered a steep turn to return to the airport and crashed into trees. Post accident investigation revealed only 1/2 pt of automotive fuel was in the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3538
- Reported as
- Scarboro COUGAR-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- WES-1
- Airframe hours
- 442
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-G, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jackie D. Kidd
- Last inspection
- Unknown · December 6, 1982 · 25 hours before
- Airport
- runway 15, 3,485 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 96 total · 4 in this make and model · 76 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.