- Date
- June 2, 1984, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Half Moon Bay, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N19PSStarduster II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840602025249A
- Case key
- 24300
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Judgment - poorCause
Buzzing - performedCause
Altitude - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The plt said he encountered wind shear at 700 ft AGL, lost control & landed in a field. The plt subsequently walked to a friend's house next to the field to report the occurrence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19PS
- Reported as
- Starduster II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 553
- Airframe hours
- 304
- Engine
- Lycoming 1O-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dennis White
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 17, 1983
N19PSRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2014 · Switzer STARDUSTER TOOAirframe modelSwitzer STARDUSTER TOOEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&C
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 542 total · 29 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.