- Date
- June 4, 1983, 19:45 local (Jun 5, 1983, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Newton, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- UNREGBarnstormer 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 12363
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Wing,spar - failure,totalCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
During takeoff, the right wing collapsed when the ultralight vehicle was climbing thru aprx 100 ft AGL. An investigation disclosed that the right wing spar failed allowing the section, outboard of the strut attach point, to fold upward.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Barnstormer 1
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Engine
- unknown UNK/NR, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Kevin Mccarty
- Departed
- H12 · Newton, IL
- Airport
- H12 · Newton, runway 18, 2,200 × 165 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F