Starduster SA-100 N227FG

Summary

On 5 April 1999 at about 15:20 local time, a Starduster SA-100 registered N227FG was involved in an accident near Kingston, Oklahoma, 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.

Date

5 April 1999 at 15:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Kingston, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Lake Texoma State Park (F31)

Coordinates

33.9999, -96.7207

Aircraft

Starduster SA-100

Registration

N227FG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA106

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the gusty wind conditions.

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

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The pilot lost control of the airplane during the landing roll. During the landing roll a gust of wind lifted the right wing and empennage into the air and, consequently, the nose dragged along the runway surface approximately 30 feet. The airplane exited the departure end of the runway, flipped over and came to rest in the inverted position. Thirty minutes after the accident occurred a weather observation facility, located 25 miles northwest of the accident site, reported that the winds were from 230 degrees at 25 knots, gusting to 30 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.