# Accident 20091129051669A: Mahre STARDUSTER, Zillah, WA, November 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2009, 14:55 local time
- Place: Zillah, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4561° N, 120.2644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4561&lon=-120.2644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N480DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480DM-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mahre STARDUSTER SA300 (registry code 8660268, https://openairdocs.org/model/mahre-starduster-sa300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAHRE STARDUSTER
- Reported engine: LYCOMING GO-480 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091129051669A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 29, 2009 MR. DAVID R. MAHRE WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N480DM, AN EXPERIMENTAL SA300 STARDUSTER AIRPLANE.  WITNESSES AT THE BEND FIELD REMOTE CONTROL AIRCRAFT AIRFIELD OBSERVED N480DM PERFORM A LOW LEVEL HIGH SPEED PASS OVER THE RC AIRSTRIP THEN BEGIN A LOW LEVEL AILERON ROLL TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN COMPLETING THIS LOW LEVEL ROLL ATTEMPT AND CRASHED INVERTED INTO A VINEYARD WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF THE RC AIRFIELD.  THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES TO INCLUDE A COMPOUND FRACTURE OF THE LEFT LEG, AND HEAD INJURIES. FAA RECORDS REVEAL THAT MR. MAHRE DID NOT POSSESS A VALID MEDICAL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  HIS MEDICAL WAS DENIED IN 2005 FOR COMPLICATIONS FROM PARKINSON'S DISEASE, BUT HE CONTINUED TO OPERATE AS A PILOT ANYWAY.

## 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 WPR10LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA069), Nov 29, 2009: Mahre Starduster SA300 (N480DM), Zillah, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during a low-altitude maneuver.

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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