Starduster II N17RM
23 June 1985 · Glendale, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 June 1985 at about 14:00 local time, a Starduster II registered N17RM, operated by Joseph Refsnes, was involved in an accident near Glendale, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glendale, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Glendal Municipal (P37)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Starduster II
- Registration
- N17RM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Joseph Refsnes
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Glendale → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85LA288
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
THE PLT CROSSED THE ARPT AT MIDFIELD AND MADE A LEFT TURN FOR A CLOSE IN DOWNWIND. WITNESSES ESTIMATED THAT HE MADE A 180 DEG DESCENDING TURN TO FINAL. WHILE ON FINAL THE PLT OBSERVED ANOTHER ACFT WHICH WAS ALREADY ON FINAL SLIGHTLY AHEADAND SLIGHTLY BELOW HIS ACFT. THE PLT PERFORMED A HARD PULL UP TO AVOID THE OTHER ACFT AND ALLOWED HIS ACFT TO STALL WITHOUT SUFFICIENT ALT TO EFFECT RECOVERY BEFORE GROUND IMPACT OCCURRED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Starduster II accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1984 | Starduster II | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1983 | Starduster II | Wakefield, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1982 | Starduster II | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Joseph E. Ruddy | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Mar 1982 | Starduster Ii | Taylor, Texas, United States | JIM Prater | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1980 | Starduster II | Ft Collins, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1980 | Starduster II | Ashland, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 182P | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172G | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1985 | Cessna 210A | Quartzsite, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1985 | Cessna 182G | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Apr 1985 | Cessna 172 | Page, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1985 | Bell 47 G-5 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |