# NTSB LAX77FUG21: Starduster SA-200, N76GS, Montclair, CA, January 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1977
- Place: Montclair, CA · MONTCLAIR, CA
- Location: 34.0715° N, 117.6981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montclair, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0715&lon=-117.6981&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0037   77/1/8    MONTCLAIR,CA        STARDUSTER SA-200   CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 131
        TIME - 1030                    N76GS               PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OXARD,CA                    MONTCLAIR,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MIXT CTL FOUND IN MID-RANGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76GS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76GS-2014-12-18), registration cancelled 2014-12-18, S/N 267, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER SA-200
- Registry model: [Solmi STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/solmi-starduster-too-sa300) (registry code 8660260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cable

## 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 19770108000249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770108000249A), Jan 8, 1977: Amtr 8660260, Montclair, CA, Substantial damage. Mixt ctl found in mid-range.

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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