# NTSB NYC79FNA17: Starduster SA-300, N33MH, Boxboro, MA, June 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1979
- Place: Boxboro, MA · BOXBORO, MA
- Location: 42.4918° N, 71.5273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boxboro, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4918&lon=-71.5273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1667   79/6/7    BOXBORO,MA          STARDUSTER SA-300   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 420
        TIME - 1917                    N33MH               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINUTEMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOXBORO,MA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVERTED FUEL VENT TUBE PLUGGED WITH MUD AND WASP LARVAE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33MH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33MH-1989-11-14), registration cancelled 1989-11-14, S/N 409 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER SA-300
- Registry model: [Starduster Too SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/starduster-too-sa300) (registry code 86601M5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Minuteman

## 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 19790607014429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607014429A), Jun 7, 1979: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Boxboro, MA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on final,landed in a swamp. Factor,mud dauber plugged fuel tank vent.

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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