# Accident 19960209001539A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Kahului, HI, February 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1996, 15:29 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8697° N, 156.4507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8697&lon=-156.4507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1457, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1457-2012-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Starduster 2 (registry code 86601M2, https://openairdocs.org/model/starduster-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER2
- Reported engine: LYC O4351
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960209001539A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED OFF END RUNWAY ON DEMO FLIGHT TO NEW OWNER. ENGINE POPPING PRIOR TAKEOFF QUIT ON CLIMB. STALLED ON 180 TURN

## 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 LAX96LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA110), Feb 10, 1996: Stolp Starduster II (N1457), Kahului, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: a faulty engine magneto, and decision by the pilot-in-command to operate the airplane with known deficiencies. A factor relating to the accident was: the airplane was overdue for an annual inspection.

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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