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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrso STARDUSTER2 · Blue Ridge, SC · August 16, 1981

Date
August 16, 1981 · 13:15 local
Place
Blue Ridge, SC
Airport
Sloans
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N600S
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FLG21
Reported as
Amtrso STARDUSTER2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
520 total0 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

First flight in type. Landed hard, broke off both wheel axles and flipped over. Modified gear. Improperly welded.

As the FAA filed it

FIRST FLIGHT IN TYPE. LANDED HARD, BROKE OFF BOTH WHEEL AXLES AND FLIPPED OVER. MODIFIED GEAR. IMPROPERLY WELDED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.