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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtras STAR-LITE · Arlington, TX · June 26, 1987

Date: June 26, 1987 · 20:05 local
Place: Arlington, TX
Airport: Arlington
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N172SL
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW87DPA03
Reported as: Amtras Starlite
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 156 total9 in the last 90 days

N172SLRegistration cancelled Jun 17, 1998 · Rollins Kenny J STAR-LITES/N 172 Airframe modelRollins Kenny J STAR-LITE

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Stalled the homebuilt on takeoff climb. Vertical impact. First flight in type.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED THE HOMEBUILT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. VERTICAL IMPACT. FIRST FLIGHT IN TYPE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW87DPA03Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportArlington, TXThis was the first flight for the 156 hour private pilot in this make and model airplane, however, he had previously made several high speed taxi runs in it. According to witnesses, the pilot used only about half throttle for the attempted takeoff. The…Jun 27, 1987 · Destroyed