- Date
- May 8, 1984, 18:30 local (May 9, 1984, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Horizon City, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- UNREGMitchell T-10R263
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 21156
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Analysis
The ultralight departed west Texas arpt at about 1700 MDT for a local instructional flt with 2 persons on board. It was last seen flying at about 1800 MDT a short distance west of the arpt. When it did not return at 2100 MDT, the arpt manager notified the local authorities and a search resulted in the U.S. Border patrol finding the acft wreckage AT2245 MDT. The vehicle had crashed nose first in the desert about 1 mile from the arpt. No fuel was found on the acft andthere was no evidence of leakage. The arpt manager said the vehicle was refueled a day before the accident from a 5 gallon can. The vehicle has a total endurance of 3 hours and 20 minutes when full of fuel. This vehicle had been flown 3TIMES since refueling, the last flt lasted an hour or more. At the accident scene, the wooden propeller was undamaged and no propeller strikes were noted on the vehicle structure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Mitchell T-10R263
- Category
- Ultralight
- Serial number
- 00117T10
- Engine
- Kawasaki TA446A-C203, 35 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Larry Few
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 13,500 total · 10 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ELP, 12 nm away