# Accident 20030927026809A: Amtr STARDUSTER2, Quincy, CA, September 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2003, 07:00 local time
- Place: Quincy, CA
- Airport: Gansner Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9439° N, 120.9453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9439&lon=-120.9453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1698, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1698) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Starduster SA-300 (registry code 86601MP, https://openairdocs.org/model/starduster-sa-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STARDUSTER2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030927026809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AT 2O1. GROUND LOOPED CAUSING 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 LAX03CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA301), Sep 27, 2003: Starduster SA300 (N1698), Quincy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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