# Accident 20140604015429A: Teunis STARDUSTER TOO SA300, Fort Worth, TX, June 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2014, 18:08 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Flying Oaks
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8292° N, 97.5350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8292&lon=-97.5350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8DT-2018-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Teunis STARDUSTER TOO SA300 (registry code 8660208, https://openairdocs.org/model/teunis-starduster-too-sa300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-340 series (registry code 41510, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEUNIS STARDUSTER TOO SA300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140604015429A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED FLYING OAKS AIRPORT IN AIRCRAFT N8DT AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE GRASS, NORTH / SOUTH RUNWAY TO THE SOUTH.  WITNESS STATED THEY HEARD THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SPUTTER, AND THEN QUIT.  THE PILOT TURNED TO AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE AUTOMOBILE DRIVEWAY PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE NEAR THE TOP OF THE TREE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND 65 FEET FROM THE TREE.

THE TOP WING FUEL TANK CAP WAS REMOVED WITH SOME FORCE.  A FLASHLIGHT WAS SHOWN INTO THE TANK AND NO FUEL OR FUEL VAPOR (ODOR) WAS OBSERVED.  THE FUSELAGE FUEL TANK COVER WAS REMOVED FOR ACCESS TO THE FUSELAGE FUEL TANK CAP.  THE CAP WAS REMOVED WITH SOME FORCE AND A FLASHLIGHT WAS SHOWN INTO THE TANK AND NO FUEL OR FUEL VAPOR (ODOR) WAS OBSERVED.

NO FUEL STAINS OR ODOR WAS NOTED ON THE GROUND OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PILOT,APPLIED FOR A MEDICAL AND STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ON 12/11/2008.  NO CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MEDICAL AND STUDENT PILOT  APPLICATION WAS DENIED ON FEBRUARY 27, 2009 BY DR. WARREN S. SILBERMAN, D.O., MANAGER AEROSPACE MEDICAL INSTITUTE FOR CAUSE.

AN ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATIVE REPORT HAS BEEN INITIATED.

## 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 CEN14LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA290), Jun 4, 2014: Teunis Starduster TOO SA300 (N8DT), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel exhaustion.

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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