# Accident 19920630022629A: Amtrso STARDUSTR300, Chatsworth, CA, June 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1992, 09:15 local time
- Place: Chatsworth, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2804° N, 118.6100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2804&lon=-118.6100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27BP-1992-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holmes-Salley STARDUSTER SA-300 (registry code 8660279, https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-salley-starduster-sa-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTR300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C1B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,095 total, 15 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920630022629A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED SPINNING OUT OF LOW CLOUDS TO IMPACT. PILOT IFR RATED BUT HOMEBUILT NOT IFR EQUIPPED.

## 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 LAX92FA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA271), Jun 30, 1992: Holmes-Salley/Starduster Too SA300 (N27BP), Chatsworth, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND AN INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO A STALL SPIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF AIRCRAFT AND…

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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