19831231064329A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr Skyranger · Lancaster, CA · December 31, 1983

Date
December 31, 1983 · 13:50 local
Place
Lancaster, CA
Airport
Ultralight Park
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N44223
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84FA125
Reported as
Amtr Skyranger
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total40 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Dived into the ground on downwind during a test flight. Elevator control cable turnbuckle disconnected. Not saftied

As the FAA filed it

DIVED INTO THE GROUND ON DOWNWIND DURING A TEST FLIGHT. ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE TURNBUCKLE DISCONNECTED. NOT SAFTIED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.