- Date
- May 26, 1984, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Blichton, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- UNREGUltraflight Lazair II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 6339
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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.
Undershoot
Planned approach - improperFactor
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftFactor
Lack of recent experienceFactor
Distance - misjudgedCause
Altitude - misjudgedCause
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Clearance - misjudgedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The ultralight was low and flat during an approach to land. The acft was aligned with a tree, and according to witnesses, there was no evasive maneuver to avoid the obstruction. The vehicle collided with the tree about 40 ft alg and fell to the ground. No evidence of any malfunctions of equipment was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Ultraflight Lazair II
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- A578
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Rotax 185CC, 10 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Edward H. Robinson
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 66
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAV,, 13 nm away