# Accident 20011021033079A: Woodrow Stolp-Adams STARDUSTER SA-100, Millstadt, IL, October 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2001, 12:10 local time
- Place: Millstadt, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4503° N, 90.0894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4503&lon=-90.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64HW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64HW-2002-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Woodrow Stolp-Adams STARDUSTER SA-100 (registry code 86601MH, https://openairdocs.org/model/woodrow-stolp-adams-starduster-sa-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011021033079A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI02LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA007), Oct 21, 2001: Woodrow Stolp-Adams Starduster SA-100 (N64HW), Millstadt, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N64HW (1)

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

- [Accident 19860726035009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726035009A), Jul 26, 1986: Amtrso STARDUSTER1 (N64HW), New Baden, IL, Destroyed. Attempted a roll at low altitude and impacted the ground. Military pilot without prior civilian aircraft experience.

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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