# Accident 20200406007079A: Ludeke Gary L / Krause Jerry L FIRESTAR 2, La Center, WA, April 6, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2020, 11:40 local time
- Place: La Center, WA
- Airport: Daybreak Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8286° N, 122.6339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8286&lon=-122.6339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90KL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90KL-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ludeke Gary L / Krause Jerry L FIRESTAR 2 (registry code 05632JF, https://openairdocs.org/model/ludeke-gary-l-krause-jerry-l-firestar-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUDEKE GARY L / KRAUSE JERRY L FIRESTAR 2
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200406007079A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR20LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA118), Apr 6, 2020: Kolb Firestar 2 (N90KL), La Center, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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