19990717042659A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Perris, CA · July 17, 1999

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Date: July 17, 1999 · 17:20 local
Place: Perris, CA
Airport: Perris Valley Airport
Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

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What happened

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(-23)On July 17, 1999, a quick silver sport ii ultralight vehicle crash during an instructional flight resulting in 2 fatalities. An investigation revealed that the instructor was properly registered with the united states ultrlight association and that the flight was conducted in accordance with FAA exemption 4274. A witness stated that the instructor had removed the ballistic parachute for repair. A line which normally secures the parachute to the airframe became entangled with the propeller. The propeller which ultimately separated from the engine severed 3 wing support cables causing the wing to fail.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON JULY 17, 1999, A QUICK SILVER SPORT II ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE CRASH DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT RESULTING IN 2 FATALITIES. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE INSTRUCTOR WAS PROPERLY REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES ULTRLIGHT ASSOCIATION AND THAT THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA EXEMPTION 4274. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE INSTRUCTOR HAD REMOVED THE BALLISTIC PARACHUTE FOR REPAIR. A LINE WHICH NORMALLY SECURES THE PARACHUTE TO THE AIRFRAME BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE PROPELLER. THE PROPELLER WHICH ULTIMATELY SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE SEVERED 3 WING SUPPORT CABLES CAUSING THE WING TO FAIL.