Starduster TOO SA300 N15DK

Summary

On 31 May 1982 at about 18:35 local time, a Starduster TOO SA300 registered N15DK, operated by Gene Adams, was involved in an accident near Sequim Bay, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 May 1982 at 18:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Sequim Bay, Washington, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Starduster TOO SA300

Registration

N15DK

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gene Adams

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sequim Bay → Sequim Bay

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA82DYE07

1 person died.

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

WHILE FLYING OVER A LAKE AT LOW ALTITUDE, THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES ON A MOORED SAILBOAT ABOUT 50 FT ABOVE THE WATER LEVEL. THREE WITNESSES REPORT THAT JUST PRIOR TO THE COLLISION, THE PILOT DIPPED OR WAGGED HIS WINGS AND WAVED AT THEM. AFTER STRIKING THE SAILBOAT, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN THE WATER AND SANK. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT HAD NO FAA MEDICAL OR PILOT CERTIFICATE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.