# Incident 19850504024029I: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Midland, TX, May 4, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1985, 18:00 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3531, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3531) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reese Starduster Too SA-300 (registry code 86601M0, https://openairdocs.org/model/reese-starduster-too-sa-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER2
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850504024029I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND. LANDED IN FIELD SHORT OF RUNWAY.

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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