# NTSB CEN25LA305: Stolp Starduster SA300, N983AM, Marshall, AR, August 6, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: August 6, 2025, 15:52 local (20:52 UTC)
- Place: Marshall, AR
- Coordinates: 35.9105, -92.6316 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9105&lon=-92.6316&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA305
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200726/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA305

## Preliminary report

On August 6, 2025 about 1552 central daylight time, a Stolp Starduster SA 300 airplane was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Marshall, Arkansas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. According to the pilot, he purchased the airplane earlier in the day and performed about 6 takeoffs and landings before departing Smith Field Airport (SLG), Siloam Springs, Arkansas for Classic Airstrip (23AR), Jonesboro, Arkansas. Before departing SLG he topped off the main tank, which holds 27 gallons of fuel and the auxiliary tank, which holds 17 gallons of fuel for a total of 44 gallons of fuel. About 40 minutes after departing SLG, the airplane had a sudden and total loss of power. The pilot attempted to troubleshoot by manipulating the throttle and switching fuel tanks, but the power was unable to be restored. The pilot performed an off airport landing to a field striking the right wing on a fence post during the landing sequence. The airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted. The wings and fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot stated that the airplane had a conditional inspection on July 1, 2025, and this was the first flight after the inspection was performed other than the 6 takeoffs and landings he made prior to departing SLG. The airplane was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Mazziotti Americo J STARDUSTER TOO SA300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=86603AM), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N983AM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N983AM), registered now, S/N 1374 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLP STARDUSTER SA300
- Registry model: [Mazziotti Americo J STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/mazziotti-americo-j-starduster-too-sa300) (registry code 86603AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 1374
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Pivitech LLC
- Last inspection: Condition, July 1, 2025, 1 hours before
- Departed: SLG, Siloam, AR
- Destination: 23AR, Jonesboro, AR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 30.18 inHg
- Observed at: KCCA, 21 nm away
- METAR: KCCA 062055Z AUTO VRB05G12KT 10SM CLR 34/17 A3018

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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