- Date
- August 29, 1982, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mars, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N41835Wayne Ison PDQ-II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820829042679A
- Case key
- 71593
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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.
Analysis
Witnesses stated that prior to the accident, the aircraft appeared to be operating normally, overhead and in the vicinity of the traffic pattern. One witness also stated the aircraft was in a turn as if to return for landing. He further stated that the aircraft was descending and began to rock sharply. Subsequently, it struck a utility pole about 20 ft AGL, then impacted on the edge of a road. The aircraft, which was built primarily from fiberglass and styrofoam, literally disintegrated during impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41835
- Reported as
- Wayne Ison PDQ-II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3
- Airframe hours
- 132
- Engine
- Ama EXP 1700, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- C.K. Fahler
- Registered owner
- C.K. Fahler
- Departed
- Mars,, PA
- Destination
- Mars,, PA
- Airport
- Lakehill
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 81 total · 1 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.