- Date
- November 11, 1995, 16:03 local (21:03 UTC)
- Place
- Ormond Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N39339Lynch Starduster SA-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19951111036399A
- Case key
- 37942
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and control of the airplane resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with the ground.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff the airplane yawed to the left, began to lose altitude, and collided with the ground. A post accident inspection of the airplane revealed no evidence of any mechanical malfunction of the flight control system.
Factual narrative
On November 11, 1995, about 1603 eastern standard time, N39339, an amateur built Starduster II SA-300 crashed at the Ormond Beach Municipal Airport, Ormond Beach, Florida while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The airplane was substantially damaged, the pilot received minor injuries and the passenger was seriously injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
Witnesses observed the airplane take off, bank left, appear to stall and pitch nose down and crash. The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff the airplane began to yaw to the left and lose altitude, then collide with the ground.
A postcrash examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed no preimpact malfuntion of the flight controls.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39339
- Reported as
- Lynch Starduster SA-300
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1
- Airframe hours
- 256
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Yuri A Herviska
- Registered owner
- Steven B. Searle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · May 17, 1995 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- OMN
- Airport
- OMN · Ormond Beach Municipal, runway 17, 3,701 × 100 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 15 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.