# Accident 19890522012079A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Greenwood/Wonde, IL, May 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1989, 17:15 local time
- Place: Greenwood/Wonde, IL
- Airport: Galt Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3394° N, 88.2896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3394&lon=-88.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32GR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32GR-1990-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ruschke Gerald J STARDUSTER TOO (registry code 8660373, https://openairdocs.org/model/ruschke-gerald-j-starduster-too) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER2
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890522012079A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TO NOSE UP AFTER TAKEOFF STALL AND SPIN IN. NO DEFECTS FOUND. POSSIBLE IMPROPER TRIM. FIRE HID EVIDENCE.

## 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 CHI89DEE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEE03), May 22, 1989: Ruschke Starduster TOO (N32GR), Mc Henry, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FLYING PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING AN OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

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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