- Date
- December 3, 1983, 09:12 local (16:12 UTC)
- Place
- Bullhead City, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- UNREGMotorized Gliders Tierra
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 24012
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, he had no previous flt time in ultralight acft. Before taking off, he taxied the ultralight several times to get the feel of the vehicle. During departure, the plt took off from a taxi strip west of rwy 17. The strip was used by ultralight plts for all takeoffs & landings. The plt stated that shortly after departing & while negotiating a left turn, the left wing stalled & there was insufficient altitude to recover. According to the operator, the left turn was started at about 50 ft AGL, then the ultralight stalled. He further stated that the eng sounded normal thru-out the sequence & that the vehicle was climbing at a very slow speed before the accident. An exam of the airframe & eng disclosed no preimpact, mechanical malfunction or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Motorized Gliders Tierra
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Engine
- Rotax 337, 35 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 103
- Operator
- Marvin L Robinson
- Registered owner
- Motorized Gliders Of Iowa,Inc.
- Airport
- P06 · Bullhead City
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F