# Incident 19790427100649I: Amtrso STARLETSA500, Lancaster, CA, April 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1979, 13:20 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: William J. Fox
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10SD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10SD-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Derrick STARLET SA500 (registry code 8660701, https://openairdocs.org/model/derrick-starlet-sa500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin SPORT-4B1SER (registry code 27013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-sport-4b1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARLETSA500
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 4AC176B*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 215 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/19790427100649I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FAULTY INTAKE VALVE. MINOR DAMAGE IN FORCED LANDING.

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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