# Accident 19900801029469A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Pinedale, WY, August 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1990, 09:10 local time
- Place: Pinedale, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8608° N, 109.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8608&lon=-109.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18YB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,101 total, 52 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900801029469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN CRUISE FLIGHT, NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. IGNITION COIL WAS INOPERATIVE ON THE FORD V6 ENGINE.

## 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 SEA90LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA152), Aug 1, 1990: Boson Starduster TOO (N18YB), Pinedale, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE IGNITION COIL, AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING. FAILURE OF THE IGNITION COIL RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE LACK…

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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