# Accident 20090907049019A: Keithley Th STARDUSTER, Saint Matthews, SC, September 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2009, 19:16 local time
- Place: Saint Matthews, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6667° N, 80.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6667&lon=-80.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26TK-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Keithley Thomas E STARDUSTER TOO SA300 (registry code 86603AT, https://openairdocs.org/model/keithley-thomas-e-starduster-too-sa300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KEITHLEY TH STARDUSTER
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-A1D5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA501) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090907049019A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2009, AT 19:16 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A THOMAS E KEITHLEY STARDUSTER TOO /SA-300 AIRCRAFT N26TK REGISTERED TO AEROSCENE INC.OPERATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT CRASHED 400 YARDS FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 13 AT THE PILOTS PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY IN ST. MATTHEWS, SC.THE AIRCRAFT STUCK SEVERAL TREES BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND AND COMING TO REST AGAINST A TREE WERE A POST ACCIDENT FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT.VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED.THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 ERA09LA501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA501), Sep 7, 2009: Keithley Thomas E Starduster Too (N26TK), St. Matthews, SC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of airplane control during approach for undetermined reasons.

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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