Starduster SA-300 N3589
3 September 1975 · Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1975 at about 18:00 local time, a Starduster SA-300 registered N3589 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Horace Williams
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Starduster SA-300
- Registration
- N3589
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2269
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
SVL WELD JOINTS HAD VERY LITTLE PENETRATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Starduster SA-300 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1976 | Starduster SA-300 | Socorro, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1977 | Starduster SA-300 | Barnesville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1977 | Starduster SA-300 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1978 | Starduster SA-300 | Napa, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 May 1972 | Starduster SA-300 | Perris, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jun 1979 | Starduster SA-300 | Boxboro, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |