Stolp STARDUSTER II accident near Kahului, HI
On February 10, 1996, a Stolp STARDUSTER II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kahului, HI. 2 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 10, 1996
- Place
- Kahului, HI
- Aircraft
- Stolp STARDUSTER II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 20.870°N, 156.451°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05282
NTSB summary
On February 9, 1996, at 1529 hours Hawaiian standard time, a Stolp Starduster II, N1457, collided with the terrain in a sugar cane field off the departure end of runway 2 at the Kahului Airport, Kahului, Hawaii. The airplane was destroyed and the certificated private pilot and student pilot passenger received serious injuries. The airplane was being operated as a personal flight to demonstrate the airplane to a the new owner. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane had not been flown for sometime and was being flown by the pilot/previous owner with the new owner/student pilot in the front passenger seat. A witness reported the engine was making a popping noise during run-up. The witness stated he was surprised to see the pilot take the runway after the run-up and attempt to takeoff. The pilot accepted a midfield intersection departure from the 6,995-foot-long runway. The engine was making a popping noise at the takeoff rotation and later quit about 75 feet above the ground. The airplane had flown past the departure end of the runway and the pilot attempted to return to the runway. The pilot indicated that while in the turn the airplane was approaching the stall speed and he pitched the airplane nose down to prevent the stall. The airplane then collided with sugar cane in a nose-down attitude. The airplane had been inspected by an airframe and powerplant mechanic in November, 1995. The most recent inspection previous to that was on February 14, 1993. According to the mechanic, the airplane w
Probable cause
a faulty engine magneto, and decision by the pilot-in-command to operate the airplane with known deficiencies. A factor relating to the accident was: the airplane was overdue for an annual inspection.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
