N490B is a Bayer Oscar STARDUSTER SA300. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Lycoming I0360 SER rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Spirit Lake, ID. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Apr 1986. It has been registered to its current owner since Jun 2019. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
2019
1986
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The pilot reported that during touchdown in the tailwheel equipped airplane, it bounced once, and as the airplane main landing gear made contact with the runway, the right landing gear strut collapsed. The pilot lost directional control and the airplane ground looped. The fuselage and right wing sustained substantial damaged.
The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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