- Date
- September 10, 1983, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Manteo, NC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N242KHEipper Quicksilver MX II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830910047959A
- Case key
- 6201
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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.
Analysis
The plt reported that while he was demonstrating a stall, the eng lost power & would not recover. Subsequently, he landed in a marsh & the ultralight acft nosed over. During an exam, water was found in the carburetor & fuel pump. The fuel tank cap was reportedly broken & a rag had been stuffed in the 'cap.' Also, the rear spark plug was sooty & the front spark plug contained an oily carbon deposit. Additionally, there was a loose terminal on the ground wire for the coil to the rear cylinder. Water was removed from the fuel system & the eng was started & operated normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N242KH
- Reported as
- Eipper Quicksilver MX II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 3861
- Airframe hours
- 199
- Engine
- Rotax 503, 47 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kitty Hawk Kites, Inc.
- Last inspection
- Unknown · September 10, 1983
- Departed
- MQI · Manteo, NC
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 176 total · 10 in this make and model · 143 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EWN, 85 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.