# NTSB OAK78DVG41: Starduster SA-300, N3195, Napa, CA, May 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1978
- Place: Napa, CA · NAPA, CA
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1134  78/5/25    NAPA,CA             STARDUSTER SA-300   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 12482
        TIME - 1418                    N3195               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAKEPORT,CA                 NAPA,CA                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3195](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3195-1980-09-10), registration cancelled 1980-09-10, S/N 73, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER SA-300
- Registry model: [Boehm Starduster Too SA-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/boehm-starduster-too-sa-300) (registry code 86601AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Napa County

## 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 19780525014179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780525014179A), May 25, 1978: Amtr 86601AE, Napa, CA, Destroyed

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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