- Date
- February 28, 1982, 18:00 local (Mar 1, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Taylor, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2361Starduster II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820228002299A
- Case key
- 72795
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a slow roll to the left, the aircraft developed a high rate of descent. The roll was completed just before ground impact which demolished the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2361
- Reported as
- Starduster II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- MRD-1
- Airframe hours
- 667
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jim Prater
- Registered owner
- Jim Prater
- Departed
- T74 · Taylor, TX
- Destination
- T74 · Taylor, TX
- Airport
- T74 · Taylor Municipal, runway 35, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 9,380 total · 120 in this make and model · 9,200 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 162 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2361 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.