Teunis STARDUSTER TOO SA300 N8DT

Summary

On 4 June 2014 at about 23:00 local time, a Teunis STARDUSTER TOO SA300 registered N8DT, operated by Carter Robert E, was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 June 2014 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Flying Oaks Airport (2TE2)

Coordinates

32.8292, -97.5350

Aircraft

Teunis STARDUSTER TOO SA300

Registration

N8DT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Carter Robert E

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Worth → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA290

2 people were seriously injured.

The non-certificated pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Shortly after takeoff, the airplane's engine lost power. The pilot attempted to return to the runway but was unable to reach it so he attempted to land on a 1/4-mile-long driveway that paralleled the runway, but the airplane struck a tree and impacted the driveway. Postaccident examination revealed that the airplane's propeller and spinner had separated from the engine and had sustained minimal impact damage: there were no signatures of rotational damage consistent with the engine developing power at the time of impact. The airplane's fuel tanks were examined and no fuel was observed. The fuel tanks were not breached during the impact, and there was no evidence of fuel leaks or fuel stains at the accident site. The pilot was not a registered pilot and did not hold a Federal Aviation Administration medical certificate. The pilot's flight experience is unknown.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.