19870801040299A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrad Buccaneer · Lake Buena Vist, FL · August 1, 1987

Date
August 1, 1987 · 13:14 local
Place
Lake Buena Vist, FL
Airport
Disney World Ultralight
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N910DW
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87FA220
Reported as
Amtrad Buccaneer
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX447
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
689 total214 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

A wing failed while the pilot was performing exhibition acrobatics. The craft was placarded non acrobatic.

As the FAA filed it

A WING FAILED WHILE THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING EXHIBITION ACROBATICS. THE CRAFT WAS PLACARDED NON ACROBATIC.

NTSB investigation

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