- Date
- February 21, 1984, 18:10 local (Feb 22, 1984, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Pearland, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- UNREGVampire Satalar
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 21490
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
Maneuver - initiated
Airspeed - inadequateCause
Stall - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with object
Object - airport facilityFactor
Analysis
The acft departed the Pearland arpt, climbed to about 150 feet AGL, entered a left turn, stalled and crashed through themetal roof of a hangar. The plt stated he was eager to get airborne and fly the traffic pattern before sundown. He stated that he climbed too steep, made a left turn and stalled the left wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Vampire Satalar
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 5
- Airframe hours
- 3
- Engine
- Solo UNKNOWN, 20 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Jerry C Beetz
- Departed
- T29 · Pearland, TX
- Airport
- Pearland
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 20 total · 1 in this make and model · 20 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F