- Date
- May 28, 1984, 20:45 local (May 29, 1984, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Beresford, SD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- UNREGWeedhopper B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 16263
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 engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly,cylinder - overtemperatureCause
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall - uncontrolledCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The ultralight was observed flying when it suddenly nosed down and crashed. One witness said he thought he heard the engine quit running before the nose down. The acft impacted in a vertical nose down attitude. Investigation showed that the pistons were scored, typical of high operating temperatures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Weedhopper B
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 135
- Engine
- Chotia 460, 25 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Milton O. Hult
- Departed
- Beresford, SD
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F