# Accident 19880807030639A: Amtr SKYRANGER, Maryland Height, MO, August 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1988, 08:20 local time
- Place: Maryland Height, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7196° N, 90.4704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7196&lon=-90.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N830CR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N830CR-2011-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rosenmayer Charles E STRIPLIN SKYRANGER S (registry code 0565755, https://openairdocs.org/model/rosenmayer-charles-e-striplin-skyranger-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYRANGER
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807030639A

## Narrative

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

WING LIFT STRUT TORE LOOSE FROM WING WHILE MANEUVERING ON SECOND TEST FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT DISINTREGRATED 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 MKC88DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCA01), Aug 7, 1988: Rosenmayer Skyranger S/C (N830CR), Maryland Hgts, MO, destroyed, 1 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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