Silfvast STARDUSTER TOO N78DS

Summary

On 28 October 2008 at about 17:05 local time, a Silfvast STARDUSTER TOO registered N78DS, operated by Silfvast David A, was involved in an accident near Cedar Fort, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 October 2008 at 17:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedar Fort, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Cedar Valley Airport (UT10)

Coordinates

40.3572, -112.0178

Aircraft

Silfvast STARDUSTER TOO

Registration

N78DS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Silfvast David A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Jordan → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09LA026

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed and/or angle of attack to avoid a stall/spin during an aerobatic maneuver.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Multiple witnesses in the vicinity of the accident site reported observing the accident airplane performing a series of aerobatic maneuvers at a low altitude. The airplane was observed in what the witnesses described as a "flat spin" about 1,000 feet above ground level that continued until ground impact. One witness stated that he heard the engine running until the airplane impacted the ground. The airplane was consumed in a postimpact ground fire and all major components of the airplane were located at the accident site. No anomalies were noted with the airplane flight control system during an examination of the wreckage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.