# NTSB MKC76DER76: Starduster 2, N6099, Eveleth, MN, July 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1976
- Place: Eveleth, MN · EVELETH, MN
- Location: 47.4758° N, 92.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eveleth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4758&lon=-92.5476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2865   76/7/7    EVELETH,MN          STARDUSTER 2        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 142
        TIME - 1745                    N6099               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOWER,MN                    EVELETH,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- R WING STRUCK AN ALDER TREE ABT 15-20 FT ABV THE GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6099](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6099-2012-10-02), registration cancelled 2012-10-02, S/N 785, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER 2
- Registry model: [Anderson STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-starduster-too-sa300) (registry code 8660187) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760707020089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760707020089A), Jul 7, 1976: Amtr 8660187, Eveleth, MN, Substantial damage. R wing struck an alder tree abt 15-20 ft abv the gnd.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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