# Accident 19861005049789A: Amtras STARLITE, Raymond, MS, October 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1986, 12:15 local time
- Place: Raymond, MS
- Airport: John Bell Williams
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2604° N, 90.4191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2604&lon=-90.4191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124PK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124PK-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kirk James G III GRIFFEN STAR-LITE (registry code 05613WA, https://openairdocs.org/model/kirk-james-g-iii-griffen-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: 3,057 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861005049789A

## Narrative

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

THE EXPERIMENTAL PLANE HIT THE GROUND AFTER THE ELEVATORS SEPARATED. THE BUILDER MADE UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS.

## 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 MIA87FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA003), Oct 5, 1986: Griffin STAR-LITE (N124PK), Raymond, MS, 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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