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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Aerosportcon · Perth Amboy, NJ · August 19, 2000

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Date: August 19, 2000 · 10:51 local
Place: Perth Amboy, NJ
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Amtr Aerosportcon
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7 total7 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft operated on raritan bay. Pilot mismanaged controls causing aircraft to flip over and sink. Pilot rescued by Perth Amboy police department. Investigation revealed aircraft is a two place ultralight being operated by a single occupant. This qualifies ultralight as an aircraft which is being operated by an uncertified pilot in an aircraft that is not registered and did not have an airworthiness certificate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT OPERATED ON RARITAN BAY. PILOT MISMANAGED CONTROLS CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND SINK. PILOT RESCUED BY PERTH AMBOY POLICE DEPARTMENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED AIRCRAFT IS A TWO PLACE ULTRALIGHT BEING OPERATED BY A SINGLE OCCUPANT. THIS QUALIFIES ULTRALIGHT AS AN AIRCRAFT WHICH IS BEING OPERATED BY AN UNCERTIFIED PILOT IN AN AIRCRAFT THAT IS NOT REGISTERED AND DID NOT HAVE AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE.