- Date
- August 14, 1984, 19:30 local (Aug 15, 1984, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mount Hope, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- UNREGGemini Int'l. Hummingbird
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 33568
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The newly acquired ultralight had been flown for about 10 hours during the 2 week period of ownership. On this day, the wind was blowing at 15 mph and the owner was flying downwind over a hay field at about 50 ft AGL when the right engine on the twin engine vehicle quit. The plt turned right to try to land into the wind, but lost control and crashed. After the accident, dirt was found in the fuel system which had no filter between the tank and the carburetor. When the carburetor was disassembled dirt was found obstructing the needle valve orifice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Gemini Int'l. Hummingbird (HUMMINGBIR)
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Engine
- Solo UNKNOWN, 18 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Leslie C. Dick
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 210 total · 10 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ICT, 17 nm away