What happened
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(-23) Inspector donald h. severs traveled to Clyo, Georgia to investigate the fatal accident of a 2 place ultralight aircraft that occurred on Sunday July 23, 2000 at approximately 08:30 am. This was the first day of flights for this aircraft after assembly. A Mr. Jack johnson he owner of the aircraft performed the first two flights from Briar Patch Landing Strip. Mr. Jack johnson flew the first flights according to his statement dated July 23, 2000 taken by the effinghan county sheriff's office. The first flight lasted approximately 5 min and then Mr. Johnson landed the aircraft, the next flight was for approximately 10 minutes. Mr. Cuyler sheppard davis jr. then took off from Briar Patch Landing Strip, near Clyo, GA. He made some large circles around the Landing strip and then went out of sight. Mr. Johnson no longer heard the engine running and went looking for the aircraft. Mr. Johnson found the aircraft approximately 100 yards off of arnsdorff loop, Clyo, GA. The aircraft was not registered or certificated, and did not meet the requirements of FAR103. Neither, Mr. Johnson or Mr. Davis held a pilot license or did they have the exemption required to operate the aircraft under f ar 103 as an ultralight. Witnesses stated that they heard the aircraft and then it went down in the trees. Upon investigation of the wreckage all primary flight controls were functional and the cables or push pull tubes attached. The right rear aluminum spar that the fabric is attached to was broken in two and there appeared to be black marks on the tube as if the propeller could have been hitting the tube causing it to break or bend. The root tube that is what the engine plate mounts to appeared to have been cut off. All three blades of the propeller were damaged and the root tube appeared to have been damaged by either a propeller blade or crash damage. If the propeller did hit the root tube it could have caused the engine mounts to come loose on the rear and let the engine and propeller to have more movement and cause the blades to strike the rear spar. The pilot also could have shut the engine off if the propeller blades did hit the root tube. The front two lord mounts were still attached. The back two mounts were out of the amounts at the crash site. This could have been caused by the crash as the aircraft was upside down. Noting the entry into the woods by the aircraft there did not appear to be any broken limbs except one that was fairly high up the tree. The aircraft appeared to have come through the trees at a steep angle and then fipped over upside down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INSPECTOR DONALD H. SEVERS TRAVELED TO CLYO, GEORGIA TO INVESTIGATE THE FATAL ACCIDENT OF A 2 PLACE ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT THAT OCCURRED ON SUNDAY JULY 23, 2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:30 AM. THIS WAS THE FIRST DAY OF FLIGHTS FOR THIS AIRCRAFT AFTER ASSEMBLY. A MR. JACK JOHNSON HE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED THE FIRST TWO FLIGHTS FROM BRIAR PATCH LANDING STRIP. MR. JACK JOHNSON FLEW THE FIRST FLIGHTS ACCORDING TO HIS STATEMENT DATED JULY 23, 2000 TAKEN BY THE EFFINGHAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE FIRST FLIGHT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 5 MIN AND THEN MR. JOHNSON LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, THE NEXT FLIGHT WAS FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. MR. CUYLER SHEPPARD DAVIS JR. THEN TOOK OFF FROM BRIAR PATCH LANDING STRIP, NEAR CLYO, GA. HE MADE SOME LARGE CIRCLES AROUND THE LANDING STRIP AND THEN WENT OUT OF SIGHT. MR. JOHNSON NO LONGER HEARD THE ENGINE RUNNING AND WENT LOOKING FOR THE AIRCRAFT. MR. JOHNSON FOUND THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS OFF OF ARNSDORFF LOOP, CLYO, GA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT REGISTERED OR CERTIFICATED, AND DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FAR103. NEITHER, MR. JOHNSON OR MR. DAVIS HELD A PILOT LICENSE OR DID THEY HAVE THE EXEMPTION REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT UNDER F AR 103 AS AN ULTRALIGHT. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY HEARD THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN IT WENT DOWN IN THE TREES. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE WRECKAGE ALL PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE FUNCTIONAL AND THE CABLES OR PUSH PULL TUBES ATTACHED. THE RIGHT REAR ALUMINUM SPAR THAT THE FABRIC IS ATTACHED TO WAS BROKEN IN TWO AND THERE APPEARED TO BE BLACK MARKS ON THE TUBE AS IF THE PROPELLER COULD HAVE BEEN HITTING THE TUBE CAUSING IT TO BREAK OR BEND. THE ROOT TUBE THAT IS WHAT THE ENGINE PLATE MOUNTS TO APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CUT OFF. ALL THREE BLADES OF THE PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED AND THE ROOT TUBE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY EITHER A PROPELLER BLADE OR CRASH DAMAGE. IF THE PROPELLER DID HIT THE ROOT TUBE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE MOUNTS TO COME LOOSE ON THE REAR AND LET THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER TO HAVE MORE MOVEMENT AND CAUSE THE BLADES TO STRIKE THE REAR SPAR. THE PILOT ALSO COULD HAVE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF IF THE PROPELLER BLADES DID HIT THE ROOT TUBE. THE FRONT TWO LORD MOUNTS WERE STILL ATTACHED. THE BACK TWO MOUNTS WERE OUT OF THE AMOUNTS AT THE CRASH SITE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE CRASH AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS UPSIDE DOWN. NOTING THE ENTRY INTO THE WOODS BY THE AIRCRAFT THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY BROKEN LIMBS EXCEPT ONE THAT WAS FAIRLY HIGH UP THE TREE. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE COME THROUGH THE TREES AT A STEEP ANGLE AND THEN FIPPED OVER UPSIDE DOWN.