# Accident 20090615012429A: Dreyer STARDUSTERSA, Wales, NY, June 15, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2009, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wales, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7764° N, 78.5492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7764&lon=-78.5492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3LD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3LD-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dreyer STARDUSTER SA300 (registry code 8660207, https://openairdocs.org/model/dreyer-starduster-sa300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DREYER STARDUSTERSA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35,000 total, 175 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090615012429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 15, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1610 EDT LOCAL TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT STARDUSTER SA-300 AIRCRAFT, S/N 1145, BEARING REEGISTRATION NUMBER N3DL, REGISTERED TO PROMISE RECORDING INC., PILOTED BY MR. ROY BERUBE, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN UNPLANNED FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED FOR THE PLEASURE FLIGHT, CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE OWNED THE AIRCRAFT, AND DEPARTED THE LANCASTER COUNTY AIRPORT (KBQR) TO PRACTICE STALLS TO ILLUSTRATE THE EXCELLENT CONTROLLABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT STATED HE STARTED BACK TO KBQR AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY POWER AND THE ENGINE REMAINED AT LOW POWER - JUST ABOVE IDLE.  HE NOTIFIED BUFFALO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRFIELD, AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN THE CORN FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON AN UPWARD SLOPE, WHICH SHEARED OFF THE LANDING GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.  SINCE THE PILOT WAS WEARING A SHOULDER HARNESS, HE SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPAR.  THE PILOT HAD LOGGED 40 HOURS DURING THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS.  THE AIRCRAFT DID SUSTAIN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP, PROPELLER, RUDDER AND ANTENNAS MOUNTED ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE FUSELAGE.  FAA INSPECTORS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT SITE, AND FOUND NO FUEL PRESENT AT THE ENGINE FUEL INJECTOR OR AIRCRAFT FUEL GASCOLATER.  THE PILOT INFORMED THE FAA INSPECTORS THAT THE APPROXIMATE USEABLE WAS 40 U.S. GALLONS.  HE HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT PREVIOUSLY, AND DID NOT TOP THE FUEL TANKS OFF FOR THIS FLIGHT.

## 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 ERA09CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA351), Jun 15, 2009: Dreyer Starduster (N3LD), Cowlesville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel inspection.

## Other reports on N3LD (1)

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

- [Accident 19880326013919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880326013919A), Mar 26, 1988: Amtrso STARDUSTR300 (N3LD), Richlands, VA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Collided with a river embankment. Had a faulty tailwheel.

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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