# Accident 19801004045609A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Brighton, CO, October 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9657° N, 104.7941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9657&lon=-104.7941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3843 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801004045609A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OBSERVED DIVING INTO GROUND. NO CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED.

## 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 DEN81FTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE01), Oct 4, 1980: Starduster SA-30 (N3843), Brighton, CO, 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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