# Accident 19860823041669A: Amtras STARLITE, Ramona, CA, August 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1986, 07:30 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0706° N, 116.8292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0706&lon=-116.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42TJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42TJ-2011-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lynch Thomas E STAR-LITE (registry code 056123K, https://openairdocs.org/model/lynch-thomas-e-star-lite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAS STARLITE
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 8 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860823041669A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT INFLIGHT. HOMEBUILT WAS IMPROPERLY CONSTRUCTED AND FLOWN WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCY.

## 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 LAX86FUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUM02), Aug 23, 1986: Star-Lite UNK (N42TJ), Ramona, 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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