# Incident 19780624034509I: Amtrso STARDUSTR300, Montgomery, NY, June 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1978, 11:35 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Airport: Orange Co
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5118° N, 74.2635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORANGE COUNTY (MGJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5118&lon=-74.2635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17FP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17FP-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Starduster II SA-300 (registry code 86601MK, https://openairdocs.org/model/starduster-ii-sa-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTR300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,123 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624034509I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACROBATIC PILOT FAILED TO CHECK FUEL QUANITY BEFORE TAKEOFF IN ACROBATIC COMPETITION. RAN OUT DURING THE FLIGHT

## Other reports on N17FP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790817023269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817023269A), Aug 17, 1979: Amtrso STARDUSTR300 (N17FP), Wierwood, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he allowed the aircraft to stall and spin on takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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