Amateur-built STARDUSTER II accident near White Cloud, Michigan, August 15, 1988
On August 15, 1988 at about 1:30 pm local time, a amateur-built STARDUSTER II, registered N939H, was substantially damaged in an accident near White Cloud, Michigan (White Cloud 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).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 15, 1988 · about 1:30 pm local time
- Place
- White Cloud, Michigan · White Cloud · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built STARDUSTER II STARDUSTER
- Registration
- N939H · registry record · serial 939
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
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
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection; 3 hours since
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental W670 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 42C White Cloud MI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 2,911 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:52 pm from GRR, 50 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N939H the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI88DEM09.