# Accident 19880704024769A: Amtrmx XP503, Lake Wales, FL, July 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1988, 19:50 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Maxair Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8999° N, 81.5808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8999&lon=-81.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65DF-2013-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Franklin Dennis W DRIFTER XP503 (registry code 05676AF, https://openairdocs.org/model/franklin-dennis-w-drifter-xp503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMX XP503
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880704024769A

## Narrative

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

AILERONS CAME LOOSE IN HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT DURING HIGH SPEED PASS. AIRCRAFT ROLLED, ENTERED SPIN AND CRASHED.

## 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 MIA88FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA213), Jul 4, 1988: Franklin Drifter XP-503 (N65DF), Lake Wales, FL, destroyed, 2 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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