Starduster SA-100 N6LB
29 March 1980 · Grenada, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 March 1980 at about 11:30 local time, a Starduster SA-100 registered N6LB was involved in an accident during in flight near Grenada, 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 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grenada, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sprawls Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Starduster SA-100
- Registration
- N6LB
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Weed, Ca → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1391
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
NO 3 CONNECTING ROD CAP FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Starduster SA-100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1979 | Starduster SA-100 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1978 | Starduster SA-100 | Franklinville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1976 | Starduster SA-100 | Hammonton, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1985 | Starduster SA-100 | Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1974 | Starduster SA-100 | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 1998 | Starduster SA-100 | Roland, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |