- Date
- June 21, 1983, 19:02 local (23:02 UTC)
- Place
- Williston, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- UNREGEipper Quicksilver MX
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 30821
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt of the ultralight vehicle took off from an open field near his residence. Witnesses near the crash site stated that they observed the ultralight approach an open field for a landing. As the plt was in a left descending turn to the field, the ultralight collided with a power line. After the vehicle had hit the power line, the pilot added power to go around. However, a broken wire had wrapped around a wing, and when the wire had reached its maximum length, the vehicle's forward movement was stopped & it crashed straight down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Eipper Quicksilver MX (QUICKSILVE)
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 5303
- Airframe hours
- 15
- Engine
- Cuyuna 430, 35 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Curtin James Andrews
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 200 in this make and model · 200 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 79 °F