# NTSB LAX73DUG32: Starduster SA100, N2268, Riverside, CA, January 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1973
- Place: Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0206  73/1/28    RIVERSIDE,CALIF     STARDUSTER SA100    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 1880
        TIME - 1440                    N2268               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLABOB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            RIVERSIDE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- WIND VRBL,GUSTING 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2268](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2268), registered now, S/N HOW-100, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER SA100
- Registry model: [Gorden Nata STARDUSTER SA-100](https://openairdocs.org/model/gorden-nata-starduster-sa-100) (registry code 86601JZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flabob

## 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 19730128001859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730128001859A), Jan 28, 1973: Amtr 8660141, Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Wind vrbl,gusting 15K.

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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