# Accident 19900114000639A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Lawrence, KS, January 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lawrence, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8994° N, 95.2107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8994&lon=-95.2107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4GB-1990-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burnett STARDUSTER TOO (registry code 8660335, https://openairdocs.org/model/burnett-starduster-too) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER2
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 130 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900114000639A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE AND CRASHED WHILE TURNING FINAL FOR PRIVATE STRIP. PILOT REPORTED SETTING SUN BLINDED HIM.

## 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 MKC90LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA047), Jan 14, 1990: Burnett Starduster TOO (N4GB), Lawrence, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FROM TREE(S) NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SUNGLARE, LACK OF VISUAL CUES TO THE PILOT, AND…

## Other reports on N4GB (1)

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

- [Accident 19840613026879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840613026879A), Jun 13, 1984: Amtrso STARDUSTER2 (N4GB), Lawrence, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff and aircraft flipped over on its back when brakes were applied.

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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