# Accident 19920605021839A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Wills Point, TX, June 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1992, 16:23 local time
- Place: Wills Point, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7002° N, 96.0007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7002&lon=-96.0007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5649, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5649-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lewis STARDUSTER TOO SA300 (registry code 8660211, https://openairdocs.org/model/lewis-starduster-too-sa300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER2
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920605021839A

## Narrative

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

WHILE BUZZING AREA STRUCK A LARGE BIRD AND CRASHED. BURNED ON IMPACT.

## 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 FTW92LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA150), Jun 5, 1992: Lewis-Starduster SA300 (N5649), Wills Point, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.

## Other reports on N5649 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830923067269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830923067269I), Sep 23, 1983: Amtrso STARDUSTER2 (N5649), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Descended into threshold lights on landing, damaged landing gear.

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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