# NTSB Accident MIA97LA157
> **Thacker STARDUSTER TOO SA300** · 1997-05-02 · LAKE WALES, FL, USA · NONE
## 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.

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