Amateur-built SA-300 STARDUSTER accident near Jackson, Mississippi, May 26, 2001
On May 26, 2001 at about 5:00 pm local time, a amateur-built SA-300 STARDUSTER, registered N503CM, was substantially damaged in an accident near Jackson, Mississippi (Hawkins airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 26, 2001 · about 5:00 pm local time
- Place
- Jackson, Mississippi · Hawkins · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built SA-300 STARDUSTER
- Registration
- N503CM · no longer on the register · serial 1
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During the landing roll, a wind gust was encountered and the airplane turned into the wind. Attempts by the pilot to control the airplane on the runway failed. The left main gear collapsed on the runway. Observed wind conditions at the scene were 270 degrees at 12 knots with gusts. Runway 16 was in use at the controlled airport and runway 29 was also available.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 2,584 hours in all; 65 in this make and model; 40 in the last 90 days; 7 in the last 30 days; 2,450 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: October 23, 2000
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 26, 2001; 0.2 hours since
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming HO-360-81B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MBO Madison MS at 4:45 pm
- Destination: HKS Jackson MS
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 16, 5,387 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 260° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 6,500 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observation at 4:53 pm from KHKS
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N503CM the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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