# NTSB LAX74FUQ35: Starduster SA-100, N50WP, Santa Paula, CA, April 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1974
- Place: Santa Paula, CA · SANTA PAULA, CA
- Location: 34.3549° N, 119.0663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Paula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3549&lon=-119.0663&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUQ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0924  74/4/14    SANTA PAULA,CALIF   STARDUSTER SA-100   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1120                    N50WP               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 51, 5362 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA PAULA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA PAULA,CALIF           VAN NUYS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD IN LOW ALT ACROBATIC MANEUVERS PRIOR TO IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50WP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50WP-1974-06-04), registration cancelled 1974-06-04, S/N JA66 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER SA-100
- Registry model: [Starduster SA-100](https://openairdocs.org/model/starduster-sa-100) (registry code 86601LJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Santa Paula

## 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 19740414009609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740414009609A), Apr 14, 1974: Amtr 8660141, Santa Paula, CA, Destroyed. Acft obsvd in low alt acrobatic maneuvers prior to impact.

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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