- Date
- September 2, 1983, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Slate Hill, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- UNREGCondor II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 5983
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a local flt, the ultralight vehicle was observed approaching a residence in a shallow descent & with little eng noise. A witness stated that just prior to hitting a tall tree, the eng sound increased, the nose pitched up & the empennage struck tree limbs. Immediately after that, the ultralight rolled left, the nose dropped & the vehicle crashed. Earlier that day, the plt was reportedly flying in the same area & was seen waving at people on the ground. The plt had aprx 10 hrs flt time in ultralight vehicles, but had no FAA plt or medical certificates. No record of a formal ground school was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Condor II
- Category
- Ultralight
- Serial number
- 83-1102
- Engine
- Kawasaki TA440A-F204, 40 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Jeffrey Jay Mawyer
- Departed
- Boyd Tavern, VA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 10 total · 10 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHO, 12 nm away