- Date
- July 12, 1987, 17:20 local (Jul 13, 1987, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Corona, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4628GEipper Quicksilver MX II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870712034099A
- Case key
- 25300
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Analysis
While attempting to land on runway 25 at the Corona airport, Corona, California, in gusting wind conditions, the aircraft stalled and collided with the terrain. The pilot said that the 'extreme gusty wind conditions' combined with a very light and stable aircraft 'contribed' (SIC) to his loss of control of the aircraft. The pilot further stated that 'wind blowing over trees causes rolling turbulence'.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4628G
- Reported as
- Eipper Quicksilver MX II (QUICKSILVE)
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 3450481
- Airframe hours
- 162
- Engine
- Rotax 503, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fred Lee Turner
- Registered owner
- Perry E. Hubbs
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- Lake Elsinore, CA
- Destination
- L66 · Corona, CA
- Airport
- L66 · Corona Municipal, runway 25, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 95 total · 38 in this make and model · 25 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 285° at 12 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.