Fischer STAR-LITE N20RF

Summary

On 13 April 1988 at about 15:30 local time, a Fischer STAR-LITE registered N20RF was involved in an accident near Lakeland, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 April 1988 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lakeland, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.2206, -81.9709

Aircraft

Fischer STAR-LITE

Registration

N20RF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA88LA146

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE OWNER/MANUFACTURER OF THE HOMEBUILT ACFT REPAIRED THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS, THEN ASKED THE DESIGNER TO TEST FLY THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER TAKEOFF, AT AN ALT OF APRX 7,000 FEET MSL, IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, AT 158 MPH ( 28 MPH GREATER THAN VNE) BOTH HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS SEPARATED. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN, AFTER WHICH THE WINGS FAILED NEGATIVELY. THE PILOT PARACHUTED TO THE ROOF OF A HOUSE, THEN WAS PULLED TO THE GROUND WHEN THE CANOPY WAS REINFLATED BY THE WIND. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AND CAME TO REST NEAR A RESIDENCE WITH NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE DESIGNER, THE OWNER SHOULD HAVE SEPARATED THE TWO STABILIZERS INTO FOUR SECTIONS, APPLIED EPOXY TO THE INSIDE OF EACH, AS WELL AS TO THE ALUMINUM SPAR, THEN ASSEMBLED THEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.