# NTSB NYC72DGM18: Starduster TOO, N2361, Indiana, PA, September 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1971
- Place: Indiana, PA · INDIANA, PA
- Location: 40.6220° N, 79.1553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indiana, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6220&lon=-79.1553&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DGM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DGM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1896  71/9/22    INDIANA,PA          STARDUSTER TOO      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 202
        TIME - 1630                    N2361               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEWART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCVILLE,PA                  INDIANA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PLT OVERSHOT TURN TO FINAL APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2361](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2361), registered now, S/N MRD, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER TOO
- Registry model: [Dunbar STARDUSTER TOO](https://openairdocs.org/model/dunbar-starduster-too) (registry code 86601LI) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stewart

## Other investigations on N2361 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW82DA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA082), Mar 1, 1982: Starduster II (N2361), Taylor, TX, 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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