# NTSB CHI78FEE31: Amateur SA-300, N2369, Dekalb, IL, April 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1978
- Place: Dekalb, IL · DEKALB, IL
- Location: 41.9282° N, 88.7476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeKalb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9282&lon=-88.7476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEE31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1295  78/4/27    DEKALB,IL           AMATEUR SA-300      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1300
        TIME - 1145                    N2369               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALESBURG,IL                DEKALB,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2369](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2369-2018-01-02), registration cancelled 2018-01-02, S/N DB-1, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMATEUR SA-300
- Registry model: [Bates STARDUSTER SA-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/bates-starduster-sa-300) (registry code 8660194) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dekalb Municipal

## 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 19780427014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780427014009A), Apr 27, 1978: Amtr 8660194, Dekalb, IL, Substantial damage. Special airworthiness certificate had expired.

## Other investigations on N2369 (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 CEN13CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA037), Oct 27, 2012: Bates Starduster SA-300 (N2369), Reklaw, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a noseover.

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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