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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Davenport, IA · March 31, 1997

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Date: March 31, 1997 · 15:20 local
Place: Davenport, IA
Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

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What happened

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

(-16) The accident aircraft was flying over Davenport IA on a pleasure flight. The pilot lost control of the aircraft and crashed into an office building. The pilot was fatally injured, and two office employees were transported to the local hospital. The accident aircraft was being flown as an ultralight vehicle, with: 1. An empty weight in excess of 254 pounds (385.5 lbs), 2. Fuel capacity in excess of 5 gallons (10 gal.), 3. Cruise speed in excess of 65 miles per hour (85-90 mph.).

As the FAA filed it

(-16) THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING OVER DAVENPORT IA ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED INTO AN OFFICE BUILDING. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND TWO OFFICE EMPLOYEES WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN AS AN ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE, WITH: 1. AN EMPTY WEIGHT IN EXCESS OF 254 POUNDS (385.5 LBS), 2. FUEL CAPACITY IN EXCESS OF 5 GALLONS (10 GAL.), 3. CRUISE SPEED IN EXCESS OF 65 MILES PER HOUR (85-90 MPH.).