Morrow STARDUSTER I N46565

Summary

On 3 September 1995 at about 15:30 local time, a Morrow STARDUSTER I registered N46565 was involved in an accident near Ottawa, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 September 1995 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Ottawa Municipal (OWI)

Coordinates

38.6008, -95.2604

Aircraft

Morrow STARDUSTER I

Registration

N46565

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI95LA302

1 person died.

the pilot's delayed remedial action during the inverted spin maneuver. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in the type operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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Witnesses reported that the pilot performed a hammerhead stall and entered an inverted spin. Two witnesses said the inverted spin was flat. Witnesses said the engine power increased and decreased during the first five turns of the spin. Two other witnesses said the power was at a high setting and reduced after the fifth turn. They said the airplane spun two more times before colliding with the ground. One witness said he called the pilot on a radio and told him to reduce power. He said the pilot was practicing hammerhead stalls as he was having trouble performing them. The pilot had not flown the airplane in the last four months.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.