# NTSB CHI77DEP54: Starduster BR-2, N9BR, Pardeeville, WI, August 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1977
- Place: Pardeeville, WI · PARDEEVILLE, WI
- Location: 43.5373° N, 89.3026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pardeeville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5373&lon=-89.3026&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 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEP54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEP54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2638   77/8/5    PARDEEVILLE,WI      STARDUSTER BR-2     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 721
        TIME - 0930                    N9BR                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSHKOSH,WI                  THOMASTON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9BR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER BR-2
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19770805029639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770805029639A), Aug 5, 1977: Amtr 8660328, Pardeeville, WI, Substantial damage

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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