# Accident 19880424071379A: Amtrcd SHOESTRING, Gaithersburg, MD, April 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1704° N, 77.1794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1704&lon=-77.1794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47CL-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lamb SHOESTRING S-102 (registry code 05611HB, https://openairdocs.org/model/lamb-shoestring-s-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRCD SHOESTRING
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88DIG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88DIG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880424071379A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED PERFORMING ACROBATICS AT LOW ALTITUDE STALLED CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 BFO88DIG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88DIG02), Apr 24, 1988: Lamb Shoestring S-102 (N47CL), Gaithersburg, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INPROPERLY PERFORMING AEROBATICS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO COMPLETE A RECOVERY.

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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