- Date
- August 25, 1973
- Place
- Red Bluff, CA · RED BLUFF, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3CSStarduster SA300
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730825026909A
- Case key
- 189134
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2575 73/8/25 RED BLUFF,CALIF STARDUSTER SA300 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N3CS PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 48, 4743 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 71 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RED BLUFF DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTAGUE,CALIF RED BLUFF,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- HOLE IN RWY. TAIL WHEEL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. L WG TIP, REAR SPAR AND L MN GR DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3CS
- Reported as
- Starduster SA300
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Red Bluff
N3CSRegistered now · Stone STARDUSTER TOO SA300Airframe modelStone STARDUSTER TOO SA300Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.