34.2979° N, 83.8241° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 28, 2001 · 20:39 local
Place
Gainesville, GA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Aircraft
NONE
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total60 in this make and model
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) While in cruise flight, one of the high voltage leads became detached from the magneto, causing a 50% power loss. Vehicle was landed in a pond. No injuries , no damage. Hv lead was not safetied into the magneto.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, ONE OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE LEADS BECAME DETACHED FROM THE MAGNETO, CAUSING A 50% POWER LOSS. VEHICLE WAS LANDED IN A POND. NO INJURIES , NO DAMAGE. HV LEAD WAS NOT SAFETIED INTO THE MAGNETO.