# NTSB LAX74FUG20: Starduster ACRO-1, N181J, Riverside, CA, October 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 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 February 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4153  73/10/15   RIVERSIDE,CALIF     STARDUSTER ACRO-1   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N181J               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 39, 3945 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLABOB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERSIDE,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
        REMARKS- MASTER BRAKE CYL LEFT WHEEL STUCK IN BRAKE-ON POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N181J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181J-1976-07-14), registration cancelled 1976-07-14, S/N 1, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER ACRO-1
- Registry model: [Osborne STARDUSTER-SA-700](https://openairdocs.org/model/osborne-starduster-sa-700) (registry code 8660195) (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 19731015037779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731015037779A), Oct 15, 1973: Amtr 8660141, Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Master brake cyl left wheel stuck in brake-on position.

## Other investigations on N181J (2)

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 LAX76FUG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUG48), May 1, 1976: Acroduster SA-700 (N181J), Corona, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB CHI75FEP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP10), Jul 27, 1974: Acro Duster SA-700 (N181J), Fond Du Lac, 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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