- Date
- September 25, 1983, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Erie, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4412LEipper Quicksilver MX 11
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830925051779A
- Case key
- 16016
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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 plt of the 2 place, ultralight vehicle stated that he was demonstrating a power off glide when a severe sink developed. He applied full power; however, he was unable to arrest the descent prior to ground impact. The plt reported that the wind was variable at 5 gusting 10 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4412L
- Reported as
- Eipper Quicksilver MX 11 (QUICKSILVE)
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1335
- Airframe hours
- 195
- Engine
- Rotax 503, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Feathaire Aviation
- Registered owner
- James J. Anderson
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 20, 1983 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- 48V · Erie, CO
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
- 21
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 480 total · 110 in this make and model · 340 as pilot in command · 145 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.