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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrso STARDUSTR300 · Grants, NM · August 6, 1985

Date
August 6, 1985 · 11:30 local
Place
Grants, NM
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N65010
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85FQA04
Reported as
Amtrso STARDUSTR300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
210 total65 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot unable to gain needed altitude in mountainous terrain. Aircraft stalled and impacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT UNABLE TO GAIN NEEDED ALTITUDE IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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