# Accident 19880326013919A: Amtrso STARDUSTR300, Richlands, VA, March 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Richlands, VA
- Airport: Richlands Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0906° N, 81.7990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0906&lon=-81.7990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3LD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3LD-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dreyer STARDUSTER SA300 (registry code 8660207, https://openairdocs.org/model/dreyer-starduster-sa300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTR300
- Reported engine: LYC GO435
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 39 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880326013919A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. COLLIDED WITH A RIVER EMBANKMENT. HAD A FAULTY TAILWHEEL.

## 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 BFO88LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA032), Mar 26, 1988: Dreyer-Starduster SA-300 (N3LD), Richlands, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3LD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20090615012429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090615012429A), Jun 15, 2009: Dreyer STARDUSTERSA (N3LD), Wales, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 15, 2009 at approximately 1610 EDT local time, an experimental amateur-built starduster SA-300 aircraft, s/n 1145, bearing reegistration number…

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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