- Date
- September 16, 1984, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mankato, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- UNREGReicher FP-101
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 12798
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.
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed - inadequateCause
Altitude - inadequateFactor
Stall - not correctedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - crop
Analysis
The pilot of the ultra-light stated that he made a take-off and climbed to about 30 ft then attempted a right turn. He said the aircraft stalled and crashed into the soybean field field. The pilot reported 12 previous flights but no pilots certificate.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Reicher FP-101
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 319
- Engine
- Cuyuna UL-202, unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Timothy Reicher
- Airport
- MKT · Mankato Municipal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F