# NTSB SEA82DYE07: Starduster TOO SA300, N15DK, Sequim Bay, WA, May 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: May 31, 1982, 10:35 local (18:35 UTC)
- Place: Sequim Bay, WA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DYE07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72598/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYE07

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
  - qualification, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

WHILE FLYING OVER A LAKE AT LOW ALTITUDE, THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES ON A MOORED SAILBOAT ABOUT 50 FT ABOVE THE WATER LEVEL. THREE WITNESSES REPORT THAT JUST PRIOR TO THE COLLISION, THE PILOT DIPPED OR WAGGED HIS WINGS AND WAVED AT THEM. AFTER STRIKING THE SAILBOAT, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN THE WATER AND SANK. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT HAD NO FAA MEDICAL OR PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15DK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15DK-2009-06-30), registration cancelled 2009-06-30, S/N 1DD, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STARDUSTER TOO SA300
- Registry model: [Kildow STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/kildow-starduster-too-sa300) (registry code 8660249) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 1DD
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470 265 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gene Adams
- Registered owner: Gene Adams
- Departed: SEQUIM BAY, WA
- Destination: SEQUIM BAY, WA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; medical: unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820531019559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820531019559A), May 31, 1982: Amtrso STARDUSTER2, Sequim Bay, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed after collision with a moored sailboat. No license or medical. Home built not registered. Had been revoked.

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.

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