Parks Richard A STARDUSTER SA 100 N1356W
15 September 2017 · Southfields, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 September 2017 at about 17:11 local time, a Parks Richard A STARDUSTER SA 100 registered N1356W was involved in an accident near Southfields, New York, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Southfields, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.2844, -74.1447
- Aircraft
- Parks Richard A STARDUSTER SA 100
- Registration
- N1356W
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1982
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chester → Warwick
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA17LA338
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loose oil line that allowed oil to drip on the exhaust system, which resulted in smoke during cruise flight and a subsequent precautionary landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot was conducting a cross-country, personal flight. He reported that, while approaching the destination airport at a cruise altitude of 2,500 ft mean sea level, he noticed smoke coming from the engine cowling. Concerned that there was a fire, he decided to immediately land the airplane in an open field. During touchdown, the airplane impacted 5-ft-tall grass and immediately cartwheeled. Postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed that there was a loose oil line fitting at the oil cooler and that oil was dripping on the exhaust system, which likely resulted in the smoke the pilot saw before initiating the precautionary landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2017 | Cessna 150J | Argyle, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2017 | Dji PHANTOM | Hoffman Island, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2017 | Boeing 777 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Egypt Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 4 Jul 2017 | Luscombe 8 | Remsen, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jul 2017 | Thomas J Hankamp VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV4 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2017 | Thomas J Murray KITFOX SUPER SPORT | Old Forge, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |