Starduster SA-100 N86670
8 August 1979 · Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1979 at about 17:49 local time, a Starduster SA-100 registered N86670 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fond du Lac Co
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Starduster SA-100
- Registration
- N86670
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2259
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT ATTEMPTED TURN BACK TO ARPT AFT ENG FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Starduster SA-100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 1978 | Starduster SA-100 | Franklinville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1980 | Starduster SA-100 | Grenada, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Mar 1976 | Starduster SA-100 | Hammonton, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1974 | Starduster SA-100 | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 1985 | Starduster SA-100 | Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1998 | Starduster SA-100 | Roland, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |