SERS · Digimas Starduster Too · 2001-09-23 · Watertown, CT, USA
Event
NTSB number
IAD01LA106
Event ID
20011010X02060
Type
Accident
Date
2001-09-23
Location
Watertown, CT, USA
Coordinates
41.567222, -73.185836
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Digimas
Model
Starduster Too
Registration
N49894
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the student pilot's inattention while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in collision with trees. A factor in the accident was the student pilot's intentional low-altitude maneuvering.