# NTSB FTW72FRG30: Starduster TWO, N3594, San Antonio, TX, October 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1971
- Place: San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FRG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0050  71/10/10   SAN ANTONIO,TEX     STARDUSTER TWO      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 720
        TIME - 1600                    N3594               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT CHOSE TO LND OFF ARPT DUE ACFT TAXYING ON RWY. ACFT RADIO WAS INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3594 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER TWO
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Westside

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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