- Date
- August 18, 1984, 08:40 local (13:40 UTC)
- Place
- Orange, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- UNREGMattison MAC MU-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 21491
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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 object
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Aborted landing - performed
Go-around - delayedCause
Object - tree(s)Factor
Clearance - not attainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
According to law enforcement officers, who responded to the scene, the plt of the ultralight vehicle was attempting to land in a field when he encountered a x-wind & initiated a go-around. During the go-around, the vehicle struck a 30 ft tree while in a left bank. The ultralight then impacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Mattison MAC MU-200
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Engine
- Kohler TWIN, 30 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Merric Moreau
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Center
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BPT, 15 nm away