# NTSB MKC82FA171: Starduster TOO, N60WW, Plattsburg, MO, September 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: September 11, 1982, 09:41 local (14:41 UTC)
- Place: Plattsburg, MO
- Coordinates: 39.559368, -94.460891 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5594&lon=-94.4609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FA171
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72254/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA171

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - not identified, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE ACFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA SOUTHEAST OF THE ARPT BOUNDARY. NO FUEL WAS FOUND ONBOARD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N60WW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER TOO (STARDUSTER)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 1262
- Airframe hours: 170
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A4A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Willard A. Womac
- Registered owner: Willard A. Womac
- Departed: PLATTSBURG, MO
- Destination: PLATTSBURG, MO
- Airport: runway 17, 2,094 × 24 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 12,177 total, 40 in this make and model, 9,827 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °F

## 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 19820911045329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820911045329A), Sep 11, 1982: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Plattsburg, MO, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff during attempted emergency landing. No fuel in system.

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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