# Accident 19870831050369A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Hemet, CA, August 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1987, 09:45 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Airport: Ernst Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5974° N, 116.8835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ERNST FLD (86CL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5974&lon=-116.8835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1189B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1189B-2012-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boyles STARDUSTER TOO (registry code 86601KG, https://openairdocs.org/model/boyles-starduster-too) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER2
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 825 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DUG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DUG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870831050369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF. HIT THE GROUND IN DOWN ANGLE. SMELL OF AUTO FUEL. ENGINE NORMAL.

## 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 LAX87DUG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DUG08), Aug 31, 1987: Boyles Starduster II (N1189B), Hemet, 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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