- Date
- June 23, 1984, 07:45 local (11:45 UTC)
- Place
- Indiantown, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- UNREGStorey SKY PUP
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31022
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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.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Wing,wing attachment fitting - failure,totalCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The ultralight experienced an in-flight separation of the left wing. The wing separated at the wing attachment fitting. The plt & ultralight had a parachute attached but it did not deploy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Storey SKY PUP
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Engine
- Cuyuna 215RR, 20 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Carl E. Story
- Departed
- Jupiter, FL
- Airport
- runway 6
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 390 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 30,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB