# Accident 19790106000379A: Amtrso STARDUSTER1, Santa Cruz, CA, January 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1979, 15:29 local time
- Place: Santa Cruz, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9744° N, 122.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Cruz, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9744&lon=-122.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88991, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88991-2011-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson STARDUSTER JSA 1 (registry code 86601HC, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-starduster-jsa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 28 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790106000379A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE OBSERVED PERFORMING LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS. STRUCK WATER WHILE COMPLETING A LOOP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK79FVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVM08), Jan 6, 1979: Starduster 1 (N88991), Santa Cruz, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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