Starduster SA-300 N3168
12 May 1984 · El Paso, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 May 1984 at about 23:00 local time, a Starduster SA-300 registered N3168, operated by Hubert W Davis, was involved in an accident near El Paso, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Texas (TX04)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Starduster SA-300
- Registration
- N3168
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hubert W Davis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84LA231
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
WHILE IN THE ARPT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING, THE PLT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SAND DUNE. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE ON PREVIOUS FLTS BUT HAD NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOTED TO BE MALFUNCTIONING DURING THIS FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Starduster SA-300 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1980 | Starduster SA-300 | Horse Shoe, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1979 | Starduster SA-300 | Boxboro, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 1978 | Starduster SA-300 | Napa, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 1977 | Starduster SA-300 | Barnesville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1977 | Starduster SA-300 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1976 | Starduster SA-300 | Socorro, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1984 | Cessna 402B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1984 | Owen Robert R QUICKIE 2 | Ponder, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1984 | Cessna 150L | New Boston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft B35 | Nocona, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Beaumont, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Cessna 150 | Papalote, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |