38.6656° N, 88.4738° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Flora, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 21, 2003 · 09:52 local
Place
Flora, IL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr N3PUP
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
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) privacy data omitted - the ultralight was observed by witnesses to dip, and the aircraft wing struck a tree. The ultralight's sole occupant and pilot, sustained fatal injuries during this event. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA O^ - THE ULTRALIGHT WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES TO DIP, AND THE AIRCRAFT WING STRUCK A TREE. THE ULTRALIGHT'S SOLE OCCUPANT AND PILOT, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.