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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Woodrow Stolp-Adams STARDUSTER SA-100 · Millstadt, IL · October 21, 2001

Date: October 21, 2001 · 12:10 local
Place: Millstadt, IL
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N64HW
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI02LA007
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N64HWRegistration cancelled Mar 28, 2002 · Woodrow Stolp-Adams STARDUSTER SA-100S/N HW101 · Built 1971 Airframe modelWoodrow Stolp-Adams STARDUSTER SA-100 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) According to witness statements, aircraft made a low pass and pilot recognized witnesses on ground. The pilot rolled aircraft into a steep bank and hit the tops of a tree causing the aircraft to hit the ground. The aircraft burst into flames and was destroyed. The pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS, AIRCRAFT MADE A LOW PASS AND PILOT RECOGNIZED WITNESSES ON GROUND. THE PILOT ROLLED AIRCRAFT INTO A STEEP BANK AND HIT THE TOPS OF A TREE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI02LA007Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMillstadt, ILThe pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the tree line. Factors to the accident were the pilot attempting the low altitude flight/maneuver and the presence of the tree line.Oct 21, 2001 · Destroyed

Other reports on N64HW · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19860726035009ADescent · New Baden, ILAttempted a roll at low altitude and impacted the ground. Military pilot without prior civilian aircraft experience.Jul 26, 1986 · Reported as Amtrso STARDUSTER1 · Destroyed