# NTSB MKC77FCA01: Hawker H HH1, N33000, Cape Girardeau, MO, October 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1976
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO · CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO
- Location: 37.3094° N, 89.5584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Girardeau, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3094&lon=-89.5584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FCA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3168   76/10/6   CAPE GIRARDEAU,MO   HAWKER H HH1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 5240
        TIME - 1045                    N33000              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE GIRARDEAU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRAWFORDSVILLE,IN           CAPE GIRARDEAU,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL FOUND IN MAIN TANK.FUEL VALVE DIFFICULT TO TURN DUE TO BINDING & LOCATION. LNDD IN BEAN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33000](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33000), registered now, S/N HH-1, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAWKER H HH1
- Registry model: [Sindlinger HAWKER HURRICANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/sindlinger-hawker-hurricane) (registry code 0562076) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cape Girardeau

## 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 19761006033219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761006033219A), Oct 6, 1976: Amtr 0562076, Cape Girardeau, MO, Substantial damage. Fuel found in main tank. Fuel valve difficult to turn due to binding & location. Lndd in bean fld.

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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