What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 23, 2009, at 1430 CST, N42WT, a starduster 100, ground looped and flipped over on its back during departure from Ranger Municipal Airport (F23) in Ranger, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of this flight and no flight plan was filed. There was a thunderstorm passing within 1 mile of the airport at the time of the accident. The aircraft was substantially damaged; however, the pilot/owner was not injured. This was a return flight to fort worth after attending a fly-in and airshow at Ranger, Texas.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 23, 2009, AT 1430 CST, N42WT, A STARDUSTER 100, GROUND LOOPED AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK DURING DEPARTURE FROM RANGER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F23) IN RANGER, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THIS FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM PASSING WITHIN 1 MILE OF THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE PILOT/OWNER WAS NOT INJURED. THIS WAS A RETURN FLIGHT TO FORT WORTH AFTER ATTENDING A FLY-IN AND AIRSHOW AT RANGER, TEXAS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.