# Accident 19870923055179A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Roanoke, VA, September 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Municipal Woodrum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2103° N, 80.0394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2103&lon=-80.0394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36GP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36GP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bennetter-Stevens STARDUSTER TOO (registry code 8660171, https://openairdocs.org/model/bennetter-stevens-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 2 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87DID04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DID04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870923055179A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY RIGHT ON LANDING. NOSED OVER.  PILOT SUSPECTS BRAKE PROBLEM, NONE REPORTED.

## 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 BFO87DID04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DID04), Sep 23, 1987: Bennetter-Stevens Starduster (N36GP), Roanoke, VA, 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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