# Accident 19911208055009A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Leon, WV, December 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1991, 17:06 local time
- Place: Leon, WV
- Airport: Leon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7402° N, 81.9493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7402&lon=-81.9493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85JU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85JU-2005-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Upton John M STARDUSTER TOO (registry code 86603CL, https://openairdocs.org/model/upton-john-m-starduster-too) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER2
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 503 total, 12 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911208055009A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM STRUT ON LANDING. FOUND DEFECTIVE WELDING.

## 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 BFO92LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA012), Dec 8, 1991: John W Upton SA-300 (N85JU), Leon, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DEFECTIVE WELDING BETWEEN THE AXLE AND THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

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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