19850401009979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrso STARDUSTR300 · Kansas City, MO · April 1, 1985

Date
April 1, 1985 · 15:30 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City Downtown Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N11HE
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85LA081
Reported as
Amtrso STARDUSTR300
Reported engine
Lycoming O4351
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total500 in this make and model35 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.

Veered to right, ground looped, right main collapsed. Right strut attachment bolt broken due to tension load.

As the FAA filed it

VEERED TO RIGHT, GROUND LOOPED, RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED. RIGHT STRUT ATTACHMENT BOLT BROKEN DUE TO TENSION LOAD.

NTSB investigation

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