# Accident 19840602025249A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Half Moon Bay, CA, June 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1984, 11:12 local time
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4395° N, 122.4100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4395&lon=-122.4100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19PS-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Switzer STARDUSTER TOO (registry code 8660308, https://openairdocs.org/model/switzer-starduster-too) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER2
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840602025249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS HE ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR AND TURBULENCE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX84LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA336), Jun 2, 1984: Starduster II (N19PS), Half Moon Bay, CA, substantial damage

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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