# Incident 19960912044779I: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Dripping Spring, TX, September 12, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Dripping Spring, TX
- Airport: Keyes Ranch Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2894° N, 98.1739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEYES RANCH (14TX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2894&lon=-98.1739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27ED, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27ED-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Starduster 2 (registry code 86601M2, https://openairdocs.org/model/starduster-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T0-360 series (registry code 41528, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTER2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960912044779I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SHORT FINAL, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A STRONG DOWN DRAFT CAUSING THE PLANE TO HIT SOME TREES BEFORE THE PILOT COULD APPLY FULL POWER.

## Other reports on N27ED (1)

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

- [Accident 20080715843979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080715843979A), Jul 15, 2008: Amtr STARDUSTER2 (N27ED), Tappahannock, VA, Destroyed. (-23) A certificated pilot observed and reported the following: normal takeoff with a vx best angle of climbout. At approximately traffic pattern altitude,…

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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