# NTSB NYC77FGM37: Starduster TOO, N3263, Grove City, PA, August 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1977
- Place: Grove City, PA · GROVE CITY, PA
- Location: 41.1571° N, 80.0886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grove City, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1571&lon=-80.0886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGM37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2313  77/8/20    GROVE CITY,PA       STARDUSTER TOO      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 292
        TIME - 1520                    N3263               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 192 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GROVE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUTLER-GRAHAM,PA            GROVE CITY,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## 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: Grove City

## 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 19770820022639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820022639A), Aug 20, 1977: Amtr 8660157, Grove City, PA, Substantial damage

## 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 NYC73DGM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DGM06), Aug 20, 1972: Starduster TOO (N3263), Volant, 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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