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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Hamburg, NY · July 2, 2012

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Date: July 2, 2012 · 06:50 local
Place: Hamburg, NY
Airport: Hamburg
Phase of flight: Unknown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: ONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

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What happened

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Arrived on scene July 2, 2012. The sole occupant was transported to the hospital due to injuries sustained during this accident. Upon investigation, it was determined that this aircraft does not qualify as an ultralight and must be registered, have an airworthiness certificate and the pilot must have a minimum of a student pilot certificate. None of the above was able to be determined and based on an interview of the pilot, he told us he does not have a pilots certificate. This airman was hospitalized from July 2nd until approximately August 3rd or 4th. The airman was not able to provide any details of the accident, allegedly due to a head injury. He was unable to tell us where the aircraft was at this time and he was unaware of any manuals for the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ARRIVED ON SCENE JULY 2, 2012. THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THIS ACCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS AIRCRAFT DOES NOT QUALIFY AS AN ULTRALIGHT AND MUST BE REGISTERED, HAVE AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND THE PILOT MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. NONE OF THE ABOVE WAS ABLE TO BE DETERMINED AND BASED ON AN INTERVIEW OF THE PILOT, HE TOLD US HE DOES NOT HAVE A PILOTS CERTIFICATE. THIS AIRMAN WAS HOSPITALIZED FROM JULY 2ND UNTIL APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 3RD OR 4TH. THE AIRMAN WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT, ALLEGEDLY DUE TO A HEAD INJURY. HE WAS UNABLE TO TELL US WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT THIS TIME AND HE WAS UNAWARE OF ANY MANUALS FOR THE AIRCRAFT.