- Date
- March 4, 1984, 14:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Libby, MT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- UNREGEipper Quicksilver MX
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 16259
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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
According to witnesses, the ultralight vehicle was on an apch to the arpt when it entered a left descending turn & continued the turn until impacting a tree. One witness said the plt was bent over forward. Reportedly, the plt made no movements with his hands or feet to avoid the tree or increase power. The 1st person to arrive at the accident site notice vomit in the plt's mouth. The plt's wife said he had an ulcer that was getting worse. A friend reported that on occasions, while at work, the plt had to stop working & sit down, then doubled up with pain. He had been drinking milk regularly & had been taking a non-prescription drug (maalox) to relieve ulcer discomfort.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Eipper Quicksilver MX (QUICKSILVE)
- Category
- Ultralight
- Serial number
- 4239
- Airframe hours
- 150
- Engine
- Cuyuna 430, 30 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Operator
- Wad Mcnutt
- Registered owner
- Sky Hi Ultralights, Inc.
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · February 27, 1984 · 10 hours before
- Airport
- 559 · Libby, runway 32, 4,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5 total · 5 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F