# Accident 19880101000049A: Amtras STARLITE, Fort Scott, KS, January 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fort Scott, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8303° N, 94.6990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8303&lon=-94.6990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87LF-2015-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flagg Larry D STAR-LITE (registry code 05612JD, https://openairdocs.org/model/flagg-larry-d-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 ROTAX447
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880101000049A

## Narrative

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

MAIN SPAR FAILED WHILE PILOT WAS BUZZING PILOTS PARENTS HOME. CRASHED IN RIVER. BUILDER FAILED TO STRENGTHEN WING.

## 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 MKC88DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCQ01), Jan 1, 1988: Flagg Star Lite (N87LF), Ft. Scott, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MAIN SPARS AT THE ATTACHMENT POINTS INSIDE THE FUSELAGE.

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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