# NTSB NYC73DGM06: Starduster TOO, N3263, Volant, PA, August 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1972
- Place: Volant, PA · VOLANT, PA
- Location: 41.1124° N, 80.2608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Volant, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1124&lon=-80.2608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DGM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DGM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3098  72/8/20    VOLANT,PA           STARDUSTER TOO      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 110
        TIME - 1000                    N3263               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KLOCKNER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         VOLANT,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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3263](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3263-2012-04-16), registration cancelled 2012-04-16, S/N 001, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER TOO
- Registry model: [Mardion STARDUSTER TOO](https://openairdocs.org/model/mardion-starduster-too) (registry code 8660157) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Klockner

## Other investigations on N3263 (2)

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 ATL91LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA141), Jul 24, 1991: Maridon Starduster TOO (N3263), Locust Grove, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION WHICH RESULTED FROM THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE LOCAL PILOT'S HAVING BECOME LOST.
- [NTSB NYC77FGM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM37), Aug 20, 1977: Starduster TOO (N3263), Grove City, PA, 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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