- Date
- July 7, 1984, 10:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place
- Granby, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- UNREGEipper Quicksilver MXL
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 16498
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Analysis
Reportedly, the plt was flying at low altitude over a lake & had to pull up to cross over a dam. After crossing the dam, he began to descend, but the ultralight vehicle collided with power lines on the down river side of the dam. The power lines were about 135 ft above the terrain on that side of the dam. After hitting the lines, the vehicle flipped upside down & went into the ground with full power. An exam of the wreckage revealed evidence that the plt attempted to deploy the parachute that was attached to the airframe. The power lines were not marked & would have been hard to see with terrain features in the background.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Eipper Quicksilver MXL (QUICKSILVE)
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Airframe hours
- 50
- Engine
- Rotax 503, 30 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Operator
- 12
- Registered owner
- Vehicle Not Registered
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 56 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F