# Accident 19831231064329A: Amtr SKYRANGER, Lancaster, CA, December 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1983, 13:50 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Ultralight Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7200° N, 118.1491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7200&lon=-118.1491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44223 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYRANGER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831231064329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DIVED INTO THE GROUND ON DOWNWIND DURING A TEST FLIGHT. ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE TURNBUCKLE DISCONNECTED. NOT SAFTIED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX84FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA125), Dec 31, 1983: Striplin SKY Ranger (N44223), Lancaster, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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