Craig A Reed STARDUSTER II N969TM

Summary

On 19 June 2018 at about 13:15 local time, a Craig A Reed STARDUSTER II registered N969TM was involved in an accident near Morrilton, Arkansas, 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

19 June 2018 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Morrilton, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Morrilton Muni (BDQ)

Coordinates

35.1361, -92.7136

Aircraft

Craig A Reed STARDUSTER II

Registration

N969TM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Morrilton → Morrilton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA365

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during an aborted landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot in the tailwheel-equipped biplane, he was performing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. During the landing roll, the biplane veered right, and he aborted the landing. However, the biplane failed to gain altitude, exited the right side of the runway, and collided with a drainage culvert. The biplane then rolled about 50 ft into the field on the right side of the runway and stopped. The biplane sustained substantial damage to the lower right wing spar. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the biplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.