- Date
- June 20, 1987, 10:10 local (14:10 UTC)
- Place
- Easton, MD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4925SStriplin SKY Ranger
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870620020789A
- Case key
- 11272
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After taking off on a test flt, the plt remained in the traffic pattern & was on downwind when the eng surged or sputtered, then lost power. Soon thereafter, the acft entered a steep dscnt & crashed. The experimental, home built acft had only 11 hrs of flt time. No preimpact part failure or malfunction of the airframe was fnd. However, disassemblyof the eng revealed the breaker point mounting plate & machine screws (bolts) were loose. The bolts had backed out of the threaded holes & were bent. One bolt was lodged btn the flywheel & the eng housing, restricting rotation. The loose breaker point mounting plate was part of the ignition sys. It had been installed on the eng housing with 2 bolts, wash- ers & lock washers. Rprtdly, the lock washer(s) had become flat, indcg loss of elasticity (locking ability). Previously,the flt ctl sys had insufficient elev ctl at hi & low pwr settings; to correct this, an elev spring was installed & the elev cable attachment bracket was repositioned, but the preimpact cond of the elev ctl sys was not verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4925S
- Reported as
- Striplin SKY Ranger
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 830051
- Airframe hours
- 7
- Engine
- Rotax 503, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- George S. Carbaugh
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · August 27, 1986 · 11 hours before
- Airport
- ESN · Easton, runway 22, 4,000 × 150 ft, macadam
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 105 total · 8 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.