- Date
- August 20, 1983, 20:15 local (Aug 21, 1983, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Linden, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N77DEDemeter Hummer B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830820043279A
- Case key
- 12316
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The ultralight acft crashed after takeoff when the engine failed at about 100 ft AGL. The acft climbed to about 100 ft AGL at a distance of about 240 ft from the end of the rwy. At this point the engine quit and the pilot started a 180 degree turn toward an open field adjacent to the rwy. During the turn the acft collided with the ground. Investigation revealed a steel ball in the fuel filter check valve became jammed which restricted fuel flow to the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77DE
- Reported as
- Demeter Hummer B
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 0068A
- Airframe hours
- 87
- Engine
- Zenoah UNKNOWN, 22 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dennis Demeter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 5, 1983 · 30 hours before
- Airport
- 9G2 · Price'S, runway 27, 2,500 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 691 total · 87 in this make and model · 580 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.