# Accident 19990724009479A: Amtr STARDUSTER2, Winslow, AZ, July 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1999, 09:15 local time
- Place: Winslow, AZ
- Airport: Winslow Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1006° N, 110.6393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1006&lon=-110.6393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102E-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ewertz William/Ewertz Janet STARDUSTER II (registry code 05624W8, https://openairdocs.org/model/ewertz-william-ewertz-janet-starduster-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STARDUSTER2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990724009479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(TTY) ACFT TOOK OFF INW RWY 4, STARTED LOSING POWER AND ALTITUDE, TURNED TO AVOID OBSTACLES, HIT A TREE AND IMPACTED GROUND. (.19) ON JULY 24, 1999, AT 0915 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME AN AMATEUR-BUILT EXPERIMENTAL STARDUSTER II, N102E, COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE WINSLOW-LINDBERGH REGIONAL AIRPORT, WINSLOW, ARIZONA.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BY THE PILOT/OWNER, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME AS A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO MORIARITY, NEW MEXICO.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 04 AND HAD BEGUN AN INITIAL CLIMB TO 250 FEET MSL WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE CONTROLS FELT SLUGGISH, THE ENGINE WAS ONLY DEVELOPING 2,375 RPM, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS BEGINNING TO LOSE ALTITUDE.  ABOUT 0.5 TO 0.75 MILES FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, STILL LOSING ALTITUDE, THE PILOT FOUND IT NECESSARY TO MANEUVER IN ORDER TO AVOID AN OBSTRUCTION; HOWEVER, DURING T HE MANEUVER, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRPORT IS LOCATED AT AN ELEVATION OF 4,941 FEET MSL. THE LENGTH OF RUNWAY 04 IS 7,499 FEET.  THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 77 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND 080 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX99LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA257), Jul 24, 1999: Ewertz Starduster II (N102E), Winslow, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain and maintain a sufficient flying airspeed for the existing density altitude conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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