Starduster TOO N1494
21 May 1972 · Adelanto, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 May 1972 at about 08:10 local time, a Starduster TOO registered N1494 was involved in an accident during in flight near Adelanto, 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 08:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Adelanto, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Mirage
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Starduster TOO
- Registration
- N1494
- 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
- 3-0453
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
HAMMER-HEAD STALL AFTER BUZZING CAMP SITE ABOUT 20 FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Starduster TOO accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1972 | Starduster TOO | Alabaster, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1972 | Starduster TOO | Volant, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1971 | Starduster TOO | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1974 | Starduster TOO | Long Beach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1970 | Starduster TOO | Tremont City, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1976 | Starduster TOO | Sun City, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |