# Incident 19790608015879I: Amtrso STARDUSTER/, Winchester, VA, June 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1979, 12:37 local time
- Place: Winchester, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1739° N, 78.1764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winchester, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1739&lon=-78.1764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30JG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30JG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gilson STARDUSTER TOO SA300 (registry code 8660254, https://openairdocs.org/model/gilson-starduster-too-sa300) (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 STARDUSTER/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 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/19790608015879I

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSION AND FIRE. SECTION OF FILLET FAIRING SEPARATED, WIRING BURNED, PORTION OF DACRON FABRIC MELTED. LANDED

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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