# Accident 20140525007699A: Stolp Starduster SA-300, Newton, NC, May 25, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2014, 20:05 local time
- Place: Newton, NC
- Airport: Laneys Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6239° N, 81.1383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6239&lon=-81.1383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4493, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4493-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stolp Starduster SA-300 (registry code 86601S7, https://openairdocs.org/model/stolp-starduster-sa-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLP STARDUSTER SA-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140525007699A

## Narrative

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

REVIEW OF VIDEO SHOWS PILOT ENTERED A SPIN MANEUVER AND NEVER RECOVERED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN A FATALITY.

## 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 ERA14FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA256), May 26, 2014: Stolp Starduster SA-300 (N4493), Newton, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to recover from an intentional spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of adequate spin entry and recovery training.

## Other reports on N4493 (1)

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

- [Accident 20100328031679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100328031679A), Mar 28, 2010: Stolp Stard SA-300 (N4493), Goodyear, AZ, Substantial damage. After three touch and go's, upon 4th touch down, right main landing gear strut collapsed inboard, causing right lower wing structure to contact runway, upper…

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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