Starduster SA-100 N50WP
14 April 1974 · Santa Paula, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 April 1974 at about 11:20 local time, a Starduster SA-100 registered N50WP was involved in an accident during in flight near Santa Paula, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Paula, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Paula
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Starduster SA-100
- Registration
- N50WP
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Van Nuys, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0924
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT OBSVD IN LOW ALT ACROBATIC MANEUVERS PRIOR TO IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Starduster SA-100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1976 | Starduster SA-100 | Hammonton, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1978 | Starduster SA-100 | Franklinville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1979 | Starduster SA-100 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1980 | Starduster SA-100 | Grenada, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 1985 | Starduster SA-100 | Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1998 | Starduster SA-100 | Roland, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |