Lamb SHOESTRING S-102 N47CL

Summary

On 24 April 1988 at about 20:00 local time, a Lamb SHOESTRING S-102 registered N47CL was involved in an accident near Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 April 1988 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Coordinates

39.1704, -77.1794

Aircraft

Lamb SHOESTRING S-102

Registration

N47CL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gaithersburg → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO88DIG02

1 person died.

THE PILOT INPROPERLY PERFORMING AEROBATICS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO COMPLETE A RECOVERY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PLT MADE SEVERAL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE AIRPORT AREA. THE ACFT WAS NEXT SEEN AT AN ALT OF APRX 300 FT AGL OVER A LAND-FILL APRX 2 MILES FROM THE ARPT. THE ACFT ENTERED A 360 DEG TURN WITH 60 DEGS BANK. THE PLT THEN MADE A BARREL ROLL FOLLOWED BY A LEFT WING OVER. THE WITNESS STATED HE SAW THE WING FLUTTER AND THE ACFT ENTERED A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE TREES AND TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.