# Accident 19790817023269A: Amtrso STARDUSTR300, Wierwood, VA, August 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1979, 12:20 local time
- Place: Wierwood, VA
- Airport: Kellam
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 155 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817023269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL AND SPIN ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 IAD79FID27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID27), Aug 17, 1979: Starduster SA300 (N17FP), Weirwood, VA, destroyed

## Other reports on N17FP (1)

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

- [Incident 19780624034509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624034509I), Jun 24, 1978: Amtrso STARDUSTR300 (N17FP), Montgomery, NY. Acrobatic pilot failed to check fuel quanity before takeoff in acrobatic competition. Ran out during the flight

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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