- Date
- November 5, 1983, 17:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place
- Elwin, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- UNREGQuicksilver MX
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 12435
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt possessed a student plt & 3rd class medical certificate. After takeoff, he circled over the airfield, then climbed to about 200 ft AGL. A high school classmate stated that the ultralight then entered a nose high attitude & appeared to enter a practice stall maneuver. Based on witness observations, the ultralight entered this maneuver from about 150 to 250 ft AGL. The ultralight then went into a nose low attitude & crashed. No evidence of a preimpact failure/malfunction of the ultralight was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Quicksilver MX
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- NONE
- Airframe hours
- 150
- Engine
- Cuyuna 430, 39 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Paul Miller
- Departed
- Elwin, IL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 17
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 73 total · 30 in this make and model · 58 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F