# Accident 19831022054949A: Amtrso STARDUSTR100, Wrightwood, CA, October 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wrightwood, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3605° N, 117.6109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3605&lon=-117.6109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717MD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTR100
- Reported engine: LYC O290G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831022054949A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES HEARD ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH JUST BEFORE CRASH. INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL DISCREPANCY.

## 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 LAX84FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA025), Oct 22, 1983: Deley Starduster SA-100 (N717MD), Wrightwood, CA, substantial damage, 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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