- Date
- September 20, 1984, 09:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place
- Brighton, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- UNREGEipper Quicksilver MX
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 16265
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Judgment - poorFactor
Maneuver - initiated
Spiral - intentional
Remedial action - delayedCause
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The ultralight was turning in a spiral turn to the right when witnesses heard the engine stop. The acft went into a spinand crashed. Witnesses said the plt had been doing this before with a pull out at about 50 ft AGL and a restart of the engine. The height of the acft at spin entry was about 500 ft AGL. Examination of the vehicle revealed that the switch for start/stop was in the off position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Eipper Quicksilver MX (QUICKSILVE)
- Category
- Ultralight
- Engine
- Rotax 377, 25 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Joe P. Swearingen
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F