Yadon STARFLIGHT STILETTO N42KY

Summary

On 20 April 2003 at about 20:00 local time, a Yadon STARFLIGHT STILETTO registered N42KY was involved in an accident near Peculiar, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 April 2003 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Peculiar, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.7006, -94.4736

Aircraft

Yadon STARFLIGHT STILETTO

Registration

N42KY

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stilwell → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI03LA120

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadvertent shutdown of the engine. Contributing factors were unsuitable terrain and trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The amateur-built airplane sustained substantial damage during a forced landing into trees after a complete loss of engine power during cruise flight. The pilot reported he was in cruise flight when, "the engine stopped running after I inadvertently hit the 'KILL' switch. Realizing what I had done, I place the switch back in the 'ON' position, but could not get the engine to restart." The pilot attempted to execute a forced landing to a clearing, but the airplane hit two tall trees and became hung up in their branches. The pilot exited the airplane and climbed down to lower branches where rescuers assisted in getting him to the ground. The pilot reported he will change the location of the kill switch when he rebuilds the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.