Lewis-Starduster SA300 N5649
5 June 1992 · Wills Point, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 June 1992 at about 21:23 local time, a Lewis-Starduster SA300 registered N5649, operated by White, JIM R., was involved in an accident near Wills Point, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wills Point, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.7002, -96.0007
- Aircraft
- Lewis-Starduster SA300
- Registration
- N5649
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- White, JIM R.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Terrell → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW92LA150
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
THE PILOT WAS VIEWED BY SEVERAL WITNESSES MANEUVERING HIS AEROBATIC AIRPLANE AT A LOW ALTITUDE OVER OPEN PASTURE LAND. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED WITH A LARGE BLACK BIRD DURING ONE PASS AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL AND IMPACTED INTO A FIELD. A POST IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRFRAME. THE BIRD'S CARCASS WAS LOCATED UNDER THE COCKPIT OF THE INVERTED AIRFRAME.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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