# Accident 19800615019899A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Sonoma, CA, June 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1980, 13:10 local time
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2239° N, 122.4497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SONOMA VALLEY (0Q3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2239&lon=-122.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69SL-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Markey STARDUSTER TOO SA300 (registry code 8660243, https://openairdocs.org/model/markey-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 STARDUSTER2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 389 total, 348 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615019899A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF, BUZZED RUNWAY, PULLED UP, SLOW ROLLED TO INVERTED. STALLED, DIVED INTO GROUND.

## 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 LAX80FVD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD28), Jun 15, 1980: Starduster TOO (N69SL), Sonoma, CA, destroyed, 2 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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