NONE · Thacker STARDUSTER TOO SA300 · 1997-05-02 · LAKE WALES, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA97LA157
Event ID
20001208X07977
Type
Accident
Date
1997-05-02
Location
LAKE WALES, FL, USA
Coordinates
27.869071, -81.629051
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Thacker
Model
STARDUSTER TOO SA300
Registration
N14525
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
failure of the tail wheel to lock in the centered detent during the beginning of the takeoff roll, which resulted in the pilot being unable to maintain directional control and the aircraft drifting off the runway and nosing over in the soft ground.