# Accident 19870620020789A: Amtr SKYRANGER, Easton, MD, June 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1987, 10:10 local time
- Place: Easton, MD
- Airport: Easton Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7707° N, 76.0601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7707&lon=-76.0601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4925S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4925S-1991-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carbaugh George STRIPLIN SKY RANGER (registry code 0565733, https://openairdocs.org/model/carbaugh-george-striplin-sky-ranger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYRANGER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 5 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87DIG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DIG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870620020789A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT SPUN INTO THE GROUND AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. BREAKER MOUNTING PLATE FOUND LOOSE. ELEVATOR WAS MODIFIED.

## 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 BFO87DIG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DIG06), Jun 20, 1987: Striplin SKY Ranger (N4925S), Easton, MD, 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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