Starduster TOO N69SL
15 June 1980 · Sonoma, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 June 1980 at about 13:10 local time, a Starduster TOO registered N69SL was involved in an accident during in flight near Sonoma, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sonoma, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sonoma Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Starduster TOO
- Registration
- N69SL
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1474
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
LOW PASS BY CROWD BEFORE DEPARTURE.ROLLED INVERTED, CRASHED.EXHIBITION SMOKE WAS ON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Starduster TOO accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1981 | Starduster TOO | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1978 | Starduster TOO | Nhenderson, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 May 1982 | Starduster TOO SA300 | Sequim Bay, Washington, United States | Gene Adams | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 1977 | Starduster TOO | Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1977 | Starduster TOO | Alvord, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Apr 1976 | Starduster TOO | Sun City, California, United States | - | Minor 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 | - |