31.5668° N, 91.4404° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Vidalia, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 26, 1988 · 17:18 local
Place
Vidalia, LA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NR712
Reported as
Amtr Quicksilver
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
50 total50 in this make and model6 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.
Ultralight hit and broke powerlines while flying along levee. Vehicle crashed and burned seriously injuring pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ULTRALIGHT HIT AND BROKE POWERLINES WHILE FLYING ALONG LEVEE. VEHICLE CRASHED AND BURNED SERIOUSLY INJURING PILOT.