44.4457° N, 92.2809° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 16, 2007 · 21:15 local
Place
Lake City, MN
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr Quicksilver
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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 level flight, the unregistered aircraft (ultralight) struck a tree and then crashed to the ground from approximately 30 feet AGL. Operator of the aircraft sustained critical trauma injuries to the head and thorax and is not expected to survive. The NTSB chicago office will not be investigating this accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT, THE UNREGISTERED AIRCRAFT (ULTRALIGHT) STRUCK A TREE AND THEN CRASHED TO THE GROUND FROM APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET AGL. OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED CRITICAL TRAUMA INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND THORAX AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. THE NTSB CHICAGO OFFICE WILL NOT BE INVESTIGATING THIS ACCIDENT.