# Accident 20040711014029A: Amtr STARDUSTR300, Arlington, WA, July 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2004, 17:35 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1500° N, 122.1161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1500&lon=-122.1161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N328SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N328SF-2005-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fitz Stanley C STARDUSTER SA300 (registry code 86603BT, https://openairdocs.org/model/fitz-stanley-c-starduster-sa300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STARDUSTR300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040711014029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. FITZ WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF THE SECOND (TRAILING) AIRCRAFT IN A FLIGHT OF TWO PLANNING TO DEPART THE ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. A TEMPORARY TOWER WAS OPERATING, AND CONTROLLERS WERE USING HAND SIGNALS TO FACILIATATE DEPARTURES IN LIEU OF VHF COMMUNICATIONS. AFTER BEING CLEARED ONTO THE RUNWAY, BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE INSTRUCTED TO STOP. THE LEAD AIRCRAFT COMPLIED WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS, HOWEVER, THE SECOND (TRAILING) AIRCRAFT FAILED TO STOP RESULTING IN A COLLISION ON THE RUNWAY WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEAD AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA04LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA129), Jul 11, 2004: Fitz Starduster SA300 (N328SF), Arlington, WA, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance during taxi from another aircraft standing on the runway resulting in a collision. The aircraft standing on the runway was a factor.

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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