# Accident 19880413046539A: Amtras STARLITE, Lakeland, FL, April 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2206° N, 81.9709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2206&lon=-81.9709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20RF-1991-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fischer Robert L STAR-LITE (registry code 0561206, https://openairdocs.org/model/fischer-robert-l-star-lite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAS STARLITE
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX447
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,742 total, 228 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880413046539A

## Narrative

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

ELEVATORS SEPARATED DURING A TEST FLIGHT DIVE. WINGS FAILED AND PILOT BAILED OUT. ELEVATORS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

## 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 MIA88LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA146), Apr 13, 1988: Fischer STAR-LITE (N20RF), Lakeland, FL, destroyed

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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