# NTSB Accident CHI98LA231
> **KERR STARTDUSTER TOO** · 1998-07-01 · BAY CITY, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA231
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10485
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-01
- **Location:** BAY CITY, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.60033, -83.950248
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** KERR
- **Model:** STARTDUSTER TOO
- **Registration:** N159MK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to assure the tailwheel tire had adequate pressure which resulted in his inability to maintain directional control of the airplane during a landing.  Factors associated with the accident were the inadequate pressure and the uneven terrain contacted by the landing gear.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=CHI98LA231) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*