# Accident 19800329007129A: Amtrso STARDUSTER1, Grenada, CA, March 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Grenada, CA
- Airport: Sprawls
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6394° N, 122.5264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grenada, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6394&lon=-122.5264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6LB-1981-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barrett STARDUSTER SA-100 (registry code 8660401, https://openairdocs.org/model/barrett-starduster-sa-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER1
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 465 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800329007129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 LAX80FVG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG23), Mar 29, 1980: Starduster SA-100 (N6LB), Grenada, 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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