# Accident 19850401009979A: Amtrso STARDUSTR300, Kansas City, MO, April 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2103° N, 94.5108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2103&lon=-94.5108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11HE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11HE-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ehlers STARDUSTER ESA300 (registry code 8660251, https://openairdocs.org/model/ehlers-starduster-esa300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTR300
- Reported engine: LYC O4351
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850401009979A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC85LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA081), Apr 1, 1985: Ehlers Starduster ESA300 (N11HE), Kansas City, MO, 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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