- Date
- June 28, 1987, 06:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N922ETTeague Phantom
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870628050539A
- Case key
- 25312
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was flying the ultralight type acft at low level. As he flew thru a pass between two foothills, the acft struck telephone lines, then collided with terrain. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N922ET
- Reported as
- Teague Phantom
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 487
- Engine
- Rotax 503, 48 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edwin L Teague
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- CHD · Chandler, AZ
- Destination
- Toltec, AZ
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 248 total · 235 in this make and model · 248 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.