- Date
- June 19, 1983, 18:35 local (22:35 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Worth, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- UNREGEipper Quicksilver
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 30820
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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
Object - tree(s)Factor
Performance data - not understoodCause
Lack of familiarity with aircraftCause
Maneuver - not understoodCause
Remedial action - improperCause
Analysis
The ultralight collided with a tree while on final approach to land in an open area. This was the pilot's first flt in an ultralight acft. He said that the accident happened when he made an improper weight shift in an effort to avoid a collision with the tree. The pilot broke his leg in the collision. Weight shift in this acft is a means of flt control with the acft going in the direction of the shift.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Eipper Quicksilver (QUICKSILVE)
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Airframe hours
- 20
- Engine
- Cuyuna 430, 30 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Lynn Walden
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 8 nm away