Starr BUMBLE BEE II N89WS

Summary

On 8 May 1988 at about 15:20 local time, a Starr BUMBLE BEE II registered N89WS was involved in an accident near Marana, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 May 1988 at 15:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Marana, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Marana (MZJ)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Starr BUMBLE BEE II

Registration

N89WS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX88DUJ04

1 person was seriously injured.

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 AIRPLANE WAS ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT SINCE BEING CERTIFIED. THE PILOT HAD OVERHAULED THE ENGINE 2.5 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. DURING THE CLIMB THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE THEN THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID HE COULD NOT REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.