# NTSB ATL80DKM23: Starduster SA-300, N1214, Horse Shoe, NC, August 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1980
- Place: Horse Shoe, NC · HORSE SHOE, NC
- Location: 35.3324° N, 82.5627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horse Shoe, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3324&lon=-82.5627&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129659
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DKM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2193  80/8/12    HORSE SHOE,NC       STARDUSTER SA-300   CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 3000
        TIME - 1941                    N1214               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RITTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HORSE SHOE,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- HIT TREES SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1214](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1214), registered now, S/N JWM-2, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER SA-300
- Registry model: [Marshall STARDUSTER SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/marshall-starduster-sa300) (registry code 8660223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ritter

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800812035229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800812035229A), Aug 12, 1980: Amtrso STARDUSTR300, Horseshoe, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot hit tree on final approach to landing. Pulled up and stalled after hitting tree.

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.

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