# NTSB ATL81FLG21: Starduster TWO, N600S, Blue Ridge, SC, August 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1981
- Place: Blue Ridge, SC · BLUE RIDGE, SC
- Location: 35.0423° N, 82.3051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Ridge, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0423&lon=-82.3051&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FLG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2101  81/8/16    BLUE RIDGE,SC       STARDUSTER TWO      CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 520
        TIME - 1315                    N600S               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLOANS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLUE RIDGE,SC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           COPILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
        REMARKS- BEING CHECKED OUT BY PREVIOUS OWNER-BOUNCED LANDING.GEAR MODIFIED,IMPROPERLY WELDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N600S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER TWO
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sloans

## 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 19810816075279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816075279A), Aug 16, 1981: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Blue Ridge, SC, Substantial damage. First flight in type. Landed hard, broke off both wheel axles and flipped over. Modified gear. Improperly welded.

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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