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| Date: | Saturday 23 August 1986 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: | Star-Lite |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N42TJ |
| MSN: | 135 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8 hours |
| Engine model: | ROTAX 447-3558731 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ramona, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ramona, CA (L39) |
| Romona, CA (L-39) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A LOCAL TEST FLIGHT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT ACFT, THE PLT WAS CIRCLING APRX 700 FT AGL WHEN THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE ACFT ENTERED AN UNCONTROLLABLE STEEP ANGLE DIVE AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. INSPECTION AS TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE PLT HAD ALTERED THE DESIGN OF THE ACFT FROM THE PUBLISHED CONSTRUCTION MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X34509
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 April 1993 | N319JR | Private | 0 | Conroe, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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