- Date
- April 12, 1984, 17:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Snead, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- UNREGUnknown Easy Riser
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31020
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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
Low pass - performed
Proper altitude - not maintainedFactor
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The ultralight collided with a high tension wire and crashed. The plt said he made a low pass to look at an auto and didnot see the wire in time to avoid the collision.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Unknown Easy Riser
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- NONE
- Airframe hours
- 650
- Engine
- Cuyuna 430R, 30 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Dennis M. Scott
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 12, 1984 · 3 hours before
- Airport
- NONE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 650 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F