Tucker-Hurni STARDUSTER SA-300 N4523

Summary

On 27 April 2012 at about 21:15 local time, a Tucker-Hurni STARDUSTER SA-300 registered N4523 was involved in an accident near Vidalia, Louisiana, 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

27 April 2012 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Vidalia, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Concordia Parish (0R4)

Coordinates

31.5619, -91.5064

Aircraft

Tucker-Hurni STARDUSTER SA-300

Registration

N4523

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vidalia → Vidalia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA272

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the airplane’s right main landing gear due to a pre-existing fatigue crack and corrosion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on the landing roll in a grassy area with rough terrain, the airplane's right main landing gear broke and separated from the airplane. The pilot was then unable to maintain directional control of the airplane, which then nosed over and came to rest inverted with substantial damage to the upper wing and rudder. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right landing gear strut had a pre-existing fatigue fracture with interior corrosion, which was not discovered during a previous inspection.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.