CPSC Wants "Monster" Ride Inspected For Defects
CPSC recall 88116. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
CPSC recall 88116 has the recall date 28 Dec 1988. The notice names the firm Eyerly Aircraft. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Amusement Rides.
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| Description | December 28, 1988 Release # 88-116 CPSC Wants "Monster" Ride Inspected For Defects Washington, D.C. -- After a preliminary investigation of an amusement park accident that killed one person and injured at least six others at the Broward County, Florida Fair in November 1988, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has asked owners and operators of all "Monster" amusement rides nationwide to undertake immediate metallurgical inspections of the ride to protect the public.According to the Commission, the Hallendale, Florida accident occurred when one of six sweeps of the ride broke, causing four cars at the end of the ride's arm to fall to the ground. The ride was operated by the James Strates Shows of Orlando, Florida and was manufactured by the Eyerly Aircraft Company of Salem, Oregon. Eyerly no lonqer makes amusement rides.CPSC said a 1982 safety bulletin issued by Eyerly Aircraft company emphasized that the sweeps of the "Monster" need to be thoroughly examined visually and with non-destructive test methods to identify cracking of critical structural areas. Such testing methods include magnetic particle technique, ultrasonic measurements, and dye-penetrant inspection.… |
| Product | Monster amusement rides, Amusement Rides |
| Manufacturer | Eyerly Aircraft Company |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1988: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1988
- 75
- Recalls of 1988 with one of the same hazards
- 13%
- Recalls of 1988 in the category Amusement Rides
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Eyerly Aircraft
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 88116. https://recallregister.com/product/4804-cpsc-wants-monster-ride-inspected-for-defects/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 88116 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 88116 has no incident or injury text.