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| Date: | Sunday 14 January 1990 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Stolp SA-300 Starduster Too |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4GB |
| MSN: | 100 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 130 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lawrence, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lawrence, KS (KLWC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND HIS HOMEBUILT BIPLANE ON HIS PRIVATE STRIP, HE WAS BLINDED BY THE SETTING SUN AND FAILED TO CLEAR A TREE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE ACFT'S RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TREE, WHICH CAUSED THE ACFT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT & CRASH. THE PLT SUFFERED A DAMAGED VERTEBRA, WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FROM TREE(S) NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SUNGLARE, LACK OF VISUAL CUES TO THE PILOT, AND TREE(S).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC90LA047
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 June 1984 | N4GB | Private | 0 | Lawrence, KS | |
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| 24 July 1999 | N102E | Private | 0 | Winslow, AZ | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 15:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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