Amateur-built STARDUSTER SA300 accident near Windsor, New York, July 4, 1993
On July 4, 1993 at about 2:15 pm local time, a amateur-built STARDUSTER SA300, registered N10JA, was destroyed in an accident near Windsor, New York (Private airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, LEADING TO AN AERODYNAMIC STALL.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 4, 1993 · about 2:15 pm local time · cases in 1993
- Place
- Windsor, New York · Private · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built STARDUSTER SA300 STARDUSTER
- Registration
- N10JA · registry record
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRPLANE WAS FUELED WITH AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE AND FLOWN WITH NO REPORTED PROBLEMS TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE WAS WASHED AND PREFLIGHTED. THE PILOT STARTED THE ENGINE AND TAXIED TO THE END OF THE GRASS STRIP. AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE ENGINE 'STOPPED DEAD.' THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND ENTER A 'NOSE DIVE'. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE 'PROBABLY STALLED'. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A DRIVEWAY IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND AIRFRAME DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 535 hours in all; 32 in this make and model; 5 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 364 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 19, 1992; 1 hours since
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 22, 1,600 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 290° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:43 pm from BGM, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N10JA the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N10JA on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D 260 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in New York 1,964 since 1982 · 248 in the last ten years
- New York 6,661 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N10JA 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/BFO93LA105.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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