Amateur-built SA300 accident near Marshall, Arkansas, August 6, 2025
On August 6, 2025 at about 8:52 pm local time, a amateur-built SA300, registered N983AM, was substantially damaged in an accident during enroute (cruise) near Marshall, Arkansas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 6, 2025 · about 8:52 pm local time
- Place
- Marshall, Arkansas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built SA300
- Registration
- N983AM · registry record · serial 1374
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On August 6, 2025 about 1552 central daylight time, a Stolp Starduster SA 300 airplane was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Marshall, Arkansas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. According to the pilot, he purchased the airplane earlier in the day and performed about 6 takeoffs and landings before departing Smith Field Airport (SLG), Siloam Springs, Arkansas for Classic Airstrip (23AR), Jonesboro, Arkansas. Before departing SLG he topped off the main tank, which holds 27 gallons of fuel and the auxiliary tank, which holds 17 gallons of fuel for a total of 44 gallons of fuel. About 40 minutes after departing SLG, the airplane had a sudden and total loss of power. The pilot attempted to troubleshoot by manipulating the throttle and switching fuel tanks, but the power was unable to be restored. The pilot performed an off airport landing to a field striking the right wing on a fence post during the landing sequence. The airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted. The wings and fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot stated that the airplane had a conditional inspection on July 1, 2025, and this was the first flight after the inspection was performed other than the 6 takeoffs and landings he made prior to departing SLG. The airplane was retained for further examination.
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
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (total) during enroute (cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Last inspection: condition inspection, July 1, 2025; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,704 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: SLG Siloam AR
- Destination: 23AR Jonesboro AR
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 93°F (34°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.18 inHg
- Observation at 3:55 pm from KCCA, 21 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KCCA 062055Z AUTO VRB05G12KT 10SM CLR 34/17 A3018
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN25LA305.