NYC83FU007

NTSB accident investigation · Easy Riser 1 · Canandaigua, NY · July 19, 1983

Accident · FatalClass 5Final report
Date
July 18, 1983, 20:30 local (Jul 19, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
Place
Canandaigua, NY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
UNREGEasy Riser 1
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
Case key
35130

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Aircraft

Registration
UNREG
Reported as
Easy Riser 1
Category
Ultralight, amateur-built
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Personal · Part 103
Registered owner
Douglas Armitt
Airport
D38 · Canandaigua, runway 34, 1,900 × 100 ft, grass/turf

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
260° at 9 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
8,000 ft broken
Temperature
81 °F, dew point 66 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
ROC