# Accident 19880815032979A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, White Cloud, MI, August 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: White Cloud, MI
- Airport: White Cloud Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5492° N, 85.7693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5492&lon=-85.7693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N939H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N939H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hulliberger M W STARDUSTER II (registry code 86603BX, https://openairdocs.org/model/hulliberger-m-w-starduster-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER2
- Reported engine: CONT W670*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880815032979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND CRASH LANDED ON AIRPORT. FLOWN BY AN UNIDENTIFIED PERSON.

## 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 CHI88DEM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEM09), Aug 15, 1988: Hulliberger Starduster II (N939H), White Cloud, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNAUTHORIZED PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CONTROL OF THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N939H (1)

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

- [Accident 19970626020049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970626020049A), Jun 26, 1997: Amtr STARDUSTER2 (N939H), Berriem Springs, MI, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot in command reported that after an hour long local flight he was returning to make a full stop landing on runway 30. The pilot reported that the…

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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