# NTSB LAX78DUJ61: Starduster SA300, N16RS, Chino Valley, AZ, May 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1978
- Place: Chino Valley, AZ · CHINO VALLEY, AZ
- Location: 34.7575° N, 112.4538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino Valley, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7575&lon=-112.4538&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUJ61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0869  78/5/27    CHINO VALLEY,AZ     STARDUSTER SA300    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1560
        TIME - 0800                    N16RS               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINO VALLEY,AZ             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16RS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16RS-2017-10-03), registration cancelled 2017-10-03, S/N SS01, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER SA300
- Registry model: [Seagrave STARDUSTER SA-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/seagrave-starduster-sa-300) (registry code 8660602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chino Valley

## 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 19780527011269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527011269A), May 27, 1978: Amtr 8660602, Chino Valley, AZ, 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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