# Accident 20030323002889A: Amtr STARDUSTER2, Santa Fe, NM, March 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0000° N, 106.1000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0000&lon=-106.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3696, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3696) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mohr STARDUSTER TOO (registry code 8660318, https://openairdocs.org/model/mohr-starduster-too) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STARDUSTER2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030323002889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INTERVIEWED MR. NORMAN STEWARD BY TELEPHONE ON 03/23/03. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN LAJUNTA, CO. DESTINATION WAS TAOS, NM. MR. STEWARD STATED AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER SANTA FE, NM, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STOPPED. MR. STEWARD WENT ON TO SAY THAT "WE RAN OUT OF GAS". AIRCRAFT LANDED ON SANTA CLARA GOLF COURSE, NORTH OF SANTA FE SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 DEN03LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA055), Mar 23, 2003: Mohr Starduster Too (N3696), Espanola, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper inflight planning in that he failed to consult the airplane flight manual, his use of incorrect fuel consumption figures, and fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were the loss…

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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