Schrack STARDUSTER TOO N5462

Summary

On 3 September 2007 at about 19:34 local time, a Schrack STARDUSTER TOO registered N5462 was involved in an accident near Verona, Kentucky, 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

3 September 2007 at 19:34

Classification

Accident

Location

Verona, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Ryan Field (7KY2)

Coordinates

38.8050, -84.6567

Aircraft

Schrack STARDUSTER TOO

Registration

N5462

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Verona → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07LA212

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the inadvertent stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot/owner was giving rides in the experimental amateur-built airplane and the accident flight was the third flight of the day. The witnesses remarked that during the passenger swap after the second flight, the engine sounded "rough," and was "popping" and "sputtering." and "almost stalled," before it ran smoothly again. Another witness communicated with the pilot by hand-held radio, and they both believed the sputtering was the result of a fouled spark plug. The pilot announced he would "burn it off," then "blackish/grey smoke puffed" from the exhaust during taxi. The pilot then performed a magneto check prior to takeoff, announced that the airplane "sounds good" over the radio, and began the takeoff roll. During liftoff the airplane pitched up, followed by a sharp left descending turn into trees. Examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.