# Accident 20030728037619A: TUKANTRIKE, Odessa, FL, July 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2003, 15:10 local time
- Place: Odessa, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 28.1823° N, 82.5504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1823&lon=-82.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TUKANTRIKE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030728037619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 07/28/2003 AT 15:10, THE NON-CERTIFICATED OWNER/PIC TOOK OFF ON R/W 26 AT 3FD1, PILOTING AN UNREGISTERED TWO PLACE ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT. AFTER REACHING AN ALTITUDE ESTIMATED AT 300', THE AIRCRAFT'S WINGS FOLDED UP RESULTING IN A RAPID COUNTERCLOCKWISE SPIRAL DESCENT IMPACTING THE MIDWAY AREA OF R/W 26. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT OWNER/PIC SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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