- Date
- June 10, 1984, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Spencer, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- UNREGWeedhopper B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 21157
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 control - in flight
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Weather evaluation - inaccurateCause
Flt control syst,aileron control - lack of
Compensation for wind conditions - not possible
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
The airman took off on a windy day and began to have difficulty controling his vehicle. This vehicle had a 34 ft soaring wing with no ailerons. The pilot decided to land and wait for better flying conditions. During the landing, a wing dropped and before the rudder could affect a recovery the wing tip hit an irrigation system. Examination of the wreckage failed to reveal any evidence of a preimpact mechanical failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Weedhopper B
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 463
- Airframe hours
- 10
- Engine
- Chotia B, 25 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Harvey Horton
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Front
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WPA, 10 nm away