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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Barstow, CA · March 8, 1998

Date: March 8, 1998 · 17:00 local
Place: Barstow, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total2,000 in this make and model10 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.

(-23) On March 8, 1998, at approximately 1721 PST, Mr. Vandervalk was flying his quicksilver mxl sport 2 at the wild horse truck stop during a grand opening exhibition. While flying approximately 100 ft AGL when the boom cable failed due to a broken bolt. Mr. Vandervalk lost control of the aircraft and crashed into an asphalt parking lot. As the aircraft approached the ground it struck an unoccupied parked vehicle. Mr. Vandervalk received minor injuries. The incident investigation is now closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 8, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1721 PST, MR. VANDERVALK WAS FLYING HIS QUICKSILVER MXL SPORT 2 AT THE WILD HORSE TRUCK STOP DURING A GRAND OPENING EXHIBITION. WHILE FLYING APPROXIMATELY 100 FT AGL WHEN THE BOOM CABLE FAILED DUE TO A BROKEN BOLT. MR. VANDERVALK LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED INTO AN ASPHALT PARKING LOT. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE GROUND IT STRUCK AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLE. MR. VANDERVALK RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS NOW CLOSED.