- Date
- June 14, 1983, 17:30 local (Jun 15, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rancho Cordova, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- UNREGEipper Quicksilver MX
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23528
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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 - performed
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall - inadvertentCause
Impairment(alcohol)Factor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Just prior to the accident, the ultralight vehicle was observed maneuvering in the area. While maneuvering, it entered a nose high attitude, stalled & crashed in a steep dive. The wind was reported as variable at 5 gusting 12 KTS. A toxicological test of the plt's blood revealed an alcohol level of 0.10%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Eipper Quicksilver MX (QUICKSILVE)
- Category
- Ultralight
- Airframe hours
- 30
- Engine
- Cuyuna 430, 30 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Operator
- Hitec Flight Club
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 5 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F