- Date
- September 10, 1983, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mt. Holly, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N2084QPterodactyl/Lambert None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830910070279A
- Case key
- 5948
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Analysis
The plt was on a x-country accompanied by a plt in another ultralight vehicle. The accident acft was faster, so the plt maneuvered around while en route. During a turn, the accident vehicle got out of sight from the plt of the other vehicle & became permanently separated. At 0957 EDT, a Boeing 727 crew reported a near miss with 2 ultralights in that vicinity. The captain estimated a separation of aprx 100 ft. however, he observed the ultralights again about 10 to 15 sec later & saw no evidence of an upset. At about 1000 EDT, witnesses saw the left wing of the accident acft fold upward, then heard a loud pop & saw the ultralight fall vertically to the ground. An exam of the wreckage revealed only overload failures. Reportedly, the ultralight was involved in some type of mishap on the previous day. The circumstances were not verified, but the prop & the axle of the main wheels required replacing. During construction, thebuilder had made modifications to the acft.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2084Q
- Reported as
- Pterodactyl/Lambert None
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Airframe hours
- 27
- Engine
- Cuyuna NONE, 40 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lambert, Victor Scott
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 2, 1983 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- Huntersville, NC
- Destination
- Charlotte, NC
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 700 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLT, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.