# Accident 20140816016939A: Eipper Formance Inc MXII, Delle, UT, August 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2014, 09:00 local time
- Place: Delle, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8331° N, 112.8211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8331&lon=-112.8211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1624Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1624Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eipper Formance MXII (registry code 05902KP, https://openairdocs.org/model/eipper-formance-mxii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EIPPER FORMANCE INC MXII
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140816016939A

## Narrative

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

ULTRALIGHT STRUCK POWER LINES WHILE CIRCLING A COYOTE. THE RIGHT WING 'S SUPPORT CABLES TOUCHED THE POWER LINE CAUSING THEM TO BURN THROUGH.  THE RIGHT WING FOLDED UP LETTING THE ULTRALIGHT FALL THROUGH THE POWER LINE WIRES. IT STRUCK A ROCKY AREA BREAKING OFF NOSE GEAR ATTACHMENT, DAMAGED PROPELLER BLADES, BENT AND BROKE SUPPORT TUBING FOR FRAME AND SEAT AREA. MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER.

FLIGHT HOURS WERE STATED BUT NO FORMAL RECORDS WERE KEPT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR14CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA347), Aug 16, 2014: Eipper Formance Mxii (N1624Z), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering at low altitude.

## Other reports on N1624Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20230809012229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230809012229A), Aug 9, 2023: Eipper Formance Inc MXII (N1624Z), Holly Hill, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot stated as follows: the original plan for the afternoon was to do a few high speed taxi and get used to the aircraft on the ground. On the first run I…

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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