- Date
- March 8, 1984, 13:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place
- Macclenny, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- UNREGSigers Ritz Model A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31018
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The ultralight nosed down and dove into the ground from cruise flt. Engine sound increased during the dive. From 200 ft AGL to the ground impact. No malfunctions in equipment were found during the investigation. The plt had a history of dizziness from a head injury received in a prior truck accident. The family would not allow a review of medical records. Medical examination of the plts body revealed nothing of significance to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Sigers Ritz Model A (RITZ MODEL)
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 001
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Zenoah 20 HP, 20 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Elzy And Ralph Sigers
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 8, 1984 · 1 hours before
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 32.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAX, 25 nm away