Stolp Starduster SA-300 N4493
28 March 2010 · Goodyear, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 March 2010 at about 16:15 local time, a Stolp Starduster SA-300 registered N4493 was involved in an accident near Goodyear, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Goodyear, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Goodyear (KGYR)
- Coordinates
- 33.4236, -112.3744
- Aircraft
- Stolp Starduster SA-300
- Registration
- N4493
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Goodyear → Goodyear
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10CA183
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout with a quartering tailwind, resulting in collapse of the right main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing roll of his experimental category biplane, a gust from a left quartering tailwind caused the airplane to drift left. When he corrected the drift with right rudder input the right main landing gear collapsed, causing damage to the right lower wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stolp Starduster SA-300 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2014 | Stolp Starduster SA-300 | Newton, North Carolina, United States | Thomas James B | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jun 2001 | Stolp Starduster SA-300 | El Cajon, California, United States | Larry J. King | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1988 | Stolp Starduster SA-300 | Shirley, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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