- Date
- September 8, 1984, 18:49 local (22:49 UTC)
- Place
- Sherrills Ford, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- UNREGRotec Ralley 2B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 6562
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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 ultralight was flying over the lake at about 100 ft AGL when the engine began to cut out. The plt had reportedly said to a friend before takeoff that the engine may not be right but he flew it anyway. The ultralight had been flown bythe plt 3 hours without the floats. The floats had been used in only one prior flt and were installed on the accident day. The machine had just taken off from the lake shortly before the accident. After the engine cut out, the acft was observed to nose down and crash.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Rotec Ralley 2B
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Engine
- Cuyuna TWO CYCLE, 35 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Chalmers E Troutman
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 620 total · 4 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F