# NTSB IAD79FID27: Starduster SA300, N17FP, Weirwood, VA, August 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1979
- Place: Weirwood, VA · WEIRWOOD, VA
- Location: 37.4571° N, 75.8697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weirwood, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4571&lon=-75.8697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FID27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3452  79/8/17    WEIRWOOD,VA         STARDUSTER SA300    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2050
        TIME - 1120                    N17FP               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLAM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEIRWOOD,VA                 TANGIER ISLAND,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17FP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17FP-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 1130, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER SA300
- Registry model: [Starduster II SA-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/starduster-ii-sa-300) (registry code 86601MK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kellam Field

## 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 19790817023269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817023269A), Aug 17, 1979: Amtrso STARDUSTR300, Wierwood, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he allowed the aircraft to stall and spin on takeoff.

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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