# Accident 19880917045399A: Amtrso STARDUSTR300, Oklahoma City, OK, September 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1988, 11:27 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Sundance Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6698° N, 97.7491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6698&lon=-97.7491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57DH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTR300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 708 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DPJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880917045399A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED A SPIN AFTER 2 PRACTICE SNAP ROLLS AND FAILED TO RECOVER. LEFT RUDDER PEDAL FAILED. DEFECTIVE WELD BROKE.

## 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 FTW88DPJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPJ12), Sep 17, 1988: Snyder Stolp SA-300 (N57DH), Oklahoma City, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: TOTAL FAILURE OF THE RUDDER CONTROL DUE TO FAILURE OF THE METAL WELDS ON THE CABLE ATTACHMENT TO THE RUDDER PEDAL, DUE TO IMPROPER WELDING BY THE MANUFACTURER.

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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