# NTSB LAX75FUA16: Starduster TOO, N2MW, Long Beach, CA, November 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1974
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4209  74/11/29   LONG BEACH,CALIF    STARDUSTER TOO      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 3050
        TIME - 1610                    N2MW                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 302 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWTHORNE,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT DRG STEEP BANK.LND IN STREET & HIT LT POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2MW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2MW), registered now, S/N 856, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER TOO
- Registry model: [Ward STARDUSTER TWO](https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-starduster-two) (registry code 8660108) (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19741129038049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741129038049A), Nov 29, 1974: Amtr 8660141, Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Eng quit drg steep bank. Lnd in street & hit lt pole.

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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