Ruschke STARDUSTER TOO N32GR

Summary

On 22 May 1989 at about 22:15 local time, a Ruschke STARDUSTER TOO registered N32GR, operated by Lloyd E. Hughes, was involved in an accident near Mc Henry, Illinois, 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

22 May 1989 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Mc Henry, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Greenwood/Wonder Lake (10C)

Coordinates

42.3394, -88.2896

Aircraft

Ruschke STARDUSTER TOO

Registration

N32GR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Lloyd E. Hughes

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McHenry → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI89DEE03

2 people died.

THE FLYING PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING AN OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE STRUCK TERRAIN WHILE IN AN OUT OF CONTROL DESCENT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. WITNESSES REPORTED A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB AND THEN THE AIRPLANE ROTATED TO A NEAR VERTICAL CLIMB FOLLOWED BY A 'HAMMERHEAD MANEUVER' TO THE LEFT. IT THEN DESCENDED INTO THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.