Stolp Starduster Corp. STARDUSTER II accident near Lawrence, Kansas, June 13, 1984
On June 13, 1984 at about 12:30 pm local time, a Stolp Starduster Corp. STARDUSTER II, registered N4GB, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lawrence, Kansas (Private 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
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 13, 1984 · about 12:30 pm local time
- Place
- Lawrence, Kansas · Private · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Stolp Starduster Corp. STARDUSTER II STARDUSTER
- Registration
- N4GB · registry record · serial 100
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM A GRASS COVERED RUNWAY THE PLT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE ACFT NOSED OVER AS THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO BRING IT TO A STOP. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ACCELERATING AS IT SHOULD & SO HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. HE SAID THAT AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 5,500 hours in all; 80 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 5,500 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 105 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, June 12, 1984; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,100 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Lawrence KS at 12:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 4, 1,800 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 20,000 ft; not recorded at 20,000 ft
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:30 pm from FOE, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N4GB 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 MKC84LA170.