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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ludeke Gary L / Krause Jerry L FIRESTAR 2 · La Center, WA · April 6, 2020

Date: April 6, 2020 · 11:40 local
Place: La Center, WA
Airport: Daybreak Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N90KL
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20LA118
Reported as: Ludeke Gary L / Krause Jerry L Firestar 2
Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N90KLRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2022 · Ludeke Gary L / Krause Jerry L FIRESTAR 2S/N F1196 · Built 2013 Airframe modelLudeke Gary L / Krause Jerry L FIRESTAR 2 Engine modelRotax 503 DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Witness statements had the aircraft approximately half a mile west of the Daybreak Airport (WA46) traveling in a northwesterly direction at about 200-300 feet AGL. The aircraft turned south towards the airport maneuvering as it was going to land. The aircraft then made a sharp left turn and descended below the tree line as if it was going to land. Then heard a loud noise. The aircraft came to rest nose down approximately 500 feet east of the threshold of runway 31. The aircraft was operated by a student pilot.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESS STATEMENTS HAD THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE WEST OF THE DAYBREAK AIRPORT (WA46) TRAVELING IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION AT ABOUT 200-300 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED SOUTH TOWARDS THE AIRPORT MANEUVERING AS IT WAS GOING TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN AND DESCENDED BELOW THE TREE LINE AS IF IT WAS GOING TO LAND. THEN HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET EAST OF THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 31. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR20LA118Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLa Center, WAA loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Apr 6, 2020 · Substantial damage