# Accident 20230620007079A: Dabbs Kenneth Irven STARDUSTER II, Norwich, NY, June 20, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2023, 12:55 local time
- Place: Norwich, NY
- Airport: Lt Warren Eaton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5665° N, 75.5240° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5665&lon=-75.5240&mi=10
- Aircraft: N299KD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N299KD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dabbs Kenneth Irven STARDUSTER II (registry code 056106G, https://openairdocs.org/model/dabbs-kenneth-irven-starduster-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DABBS KENNETH IRVEN STARDUSTER II
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,116 total, 1 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230620007079A

## Narrative

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

@ 1931Z ESA ROC CALLED TO INFORM NORWICH, NY (OIC) REPORTED: LANDED RUNWAY 01, STRUCK THE PROPELLER DURING ROLLOUT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO THE GRASS AREA. POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO GRASS, STRIKING THE LEFT WING, POSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS NOSE, AND THE PROPELLER MAKING GROUND CONTACT.

## 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 CEN23LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA252), Jun 20, 2023: Starduster II (N299KD), Norwich, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing rollout due to interference from the pilot’s foot/shoe with the airplane structure that resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

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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