Cleveland Orson STARDUSTER II SA-300 N379C
14 October 2003 · Stockton, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 October 2003 at about 00:00 local time, a Cleveland Orson STARDUSTER II SA-300 registered N379C was involved in an accident near Stockton, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stockton, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stockton Metropolitan (SCK)
- Coordinates
- 37.8942, -121.2383
- Aircraft
- Cleveland Orson STARDUSTER II SA-300
- Registration
- N379C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sacramento Exec → Stockton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX04CA013
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate visual lookout resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from the parked airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The Starduster collided with a parked and unoccupied Piper, while taxiing into a parking spot. While attempting to line the Starduster up with the parking line, the pilot was looking off the left wing. The right interplane-strut of the Starduster collided with the Piper's nose spinner. The propeller of the Starduster then made contact with the other airplane's right wing. The pilot noted no mechanical problems with his airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2003 | Cessna 414 | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2003 | Omf OMF-100-160 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Alliance International | Serious injuries | - |
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| 22 Sep 2003 | Cessna 150F | Reedley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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