# Accident 19840512018309A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, El Paso, TX, May 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1984, 14:10 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: West Texas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3168, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3168-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Starduster SA-300 (registry code 86601MR, https://openairdocs.org/model/starduster-sa-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER2
- Reported engine: LYC O435
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840512018309A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN THE PATTERN. STRUCK A SAND DUNE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED HE WAS HAVING FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS

## 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 FTW84LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA231), May 12, 1984: Starduster SA-300 (N3168), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3168 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20001015039069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001015039069A), Oct 15, 2000: Amtr SA300 (N3168), Erwinna, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed runway 7 at van sant airport (9N1) aircraft engine was running fine on initial climb out and then it suddenly stopped running. Pilot…

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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