NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI88DEM09
Registry · N939H
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
HULLIBERGER M W STARDUSTER II
Year of manufacture
1987 · 1 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19870903
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD07C7
Registrant of record
BOWER FREDRICK S
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
UNAUTHORIZED PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CONTROL OF THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.
Factual narrative
THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, PILOTED BY AN UNIDENTIFIED/UNAUTHORIZED PILOT, VEERED TO THE RIGHT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND AT THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1988_CHI88DEM09.txt.
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