# Accident 19970119000599A: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Atlanta, TX, January 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1997, 16:45 local time
- Place: Atlanta, TX
- Airport: Atlanta Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1105° N, 94.1597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1105&lon=-94.1597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45227, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45227-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mahan Raymond R STARDUSTER II (registry code 86603BW, https://openairdocs.org/model/mahan-raymond-r-starduster-ii) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970119000599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF AT 1000' MSL. PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A DIRT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES EAST OF AIRPORT AT ATLANTA, TEXAS (ATA). AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE AND THEN LANDED HARD. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED, AND THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE ENGINE IMPACTED HARD CAUSING CRUSHING OF THE BOTTOM PART OF THE ENGINE. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND WHICH BENT ONE BLADE AFT AND BENT THE FORWARD PART OF THE CRANKSHAFT AND PROPELLER FLANGE. THE CRANKCASE WAS CRACKED AT THE FORWARD END OF THE CRANKSHAFT. THE PASSENGER RIDING IN THE FRONT COCKPIT WAS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS AFTER BUMPING HIS HEAD ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GLARESHIELD AND WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND OBSERVATION. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES NOT REQUIRING HOSPITAL TREATMENT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. PASSENGER WAS ASSISTED IN EGRESSING AIRCRAFT BY FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL.

## 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 FTW97LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA086), Jan 19, 1997: Mahan Starduster II (N45227), Atlanta, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper maintenance by unknown person(s), which resulted in the failure of the throttle cable and a substantial loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable…

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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