# Accident 20090523006689A: Amtr STARDUSTER*, Ranger, TX, May 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2009, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ranger, TX
- Airport: Ranger Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4514° N, 98.6764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4514&lon=-98.6764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42WT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42WT-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holsclaw Francis E STARDUSTER 100 (registry code 8660422, https://openairdocs.org/model/holsclaw-francis-e-starduster-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STARDUSTER*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,100 total, 100 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090523006689A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CEN09CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA315), May 23, 2009: Holsclaw Francis E Starduster (N42WT), Ranger, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control due to the buckling of the right landing gear as a result of corrosion.

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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