# Accident 19910724029709A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Locust Grove, GA, July 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Locust Grove, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3403° N, 84.0999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3403&lon=-84.0999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3263, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3263-2012-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mardion STARDUSTER TOO (registry code 8660157, https://openairdocs.org/model/mardion-starduster-too) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER2
- Reported engine: JACOBS L4MB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724029709A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO FIND AIRPORT WITH LOW FUEL AND THICK HAZE ENGINE QUIT. CRASHED INTO TREES. NO FUEL BUT TANK RUPTURED.

## 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 ATL91LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA141), Jul 24, 1991: Maridon Starduster TOO (N3263), Locust Grove, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION WHICH RESULTED FROM THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE LOCAL PILOT'S HAVING BECOME LOST.

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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