# Accident 19880821034219A: Amtrso STARDUSTR100, Slatington, PA, August 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1988, 14:45 local time
- Place: Slatington, PA
- Airport: Slatington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7503° N, 75.6110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7503&lon=-75.6110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22GT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22GT-2011-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Deberry STARDUSTER SA100 (registry code 86601AP, https://openairdocs.org/model/deberry-starduster-sa100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTR100
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88DHA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DHA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880821034219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF AFTER SWITCHING TANKS TO MAINS. CRASHED IN TREES. STALE AUTO FUEL UNKNOWN BY PILOT IN MAINS.

## 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 NYC88DHA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DHA03), Aug 21, 1988: Debarry/Starduster SA100 (N22GT), Slatington, PA, 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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